Glucosinolate hydrolysis and bioavailability of resulting isothiocyanates: Focus on glucoraphanin
There is a growing interest in the health benefits of broccoli. Sulforaphane, the major bioactive component in broccoli, is an unstable isothiocyanate stored in the plant as glucoraphanin. Myrosinase enzymes release sulforaphane when the plant is crushed. Extraction during supplement formulation or...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613002302 |