Glucosinolate cabbage

DEKKER M R, VERKERK R and JONGEN WMF (2000) Predictive modelling of health aspects in the food production chain A case study on glucosinolates in cabbage Trends Food Sci Technol, 11 174-81. 

Kusznierewicz B, Bartoszek A, Wolska L, Drzewiecki J, Gorinstein S and Namiesnik J. 2008. Partial characterization of white cabbages (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba) from different regions by glucosinolates, bioactive compounds, total antioxidant activities and proteins. LWT Food Sci Technol 41 (1) 1 —9. 

Scheme 7.4 Products of thioglucosidase (myrosinase) hydrolysis of glucosinolates. Volatile iso-thiocyantes and their corresponding nitriles are important flavoirr compounds, in particular in vegetables of the cabbage family. At low pH the formation of nitrile is favoured, whereas neutral or high pH favours the formation of the isothiocyanate...

A dithiocarbamate, named 1-methoxybrassinin (228), along with its 1H-parent, has been isolated from Brassica campestris (Chinese cabbage) infected with Pseudomonas cichorii. These compounds are not derived from glucosinolates (see Section HIE,5) and possess moderate antifungal activity (86CC1077). 

ROSA, E.A.S., Daily variation in glucosinolate concentrations in the leaves and roots of cabbage seedlings in two constant temperature regimes., J. Sci. Food Agric., 1997, 73, 364-368. 

NAIR, K.S.S., MCEWEN, F.L., Host selection by the adult cabbage maggot, Hylemya brassicae (Diptera Anthomyiidae) Effect of glucosinolates and common nutrients on oviposition., Can. Entomol., 1976,108, 1021-1030. 

In contrast to most generalist herbivores, adapted specialists - such as the cabbage white butterfly Pieris brassicae) - can generally handle the toxins derived from glucosinolates (Siemens and Mitchell-Olds, 1996). Moreover, for the imagines of such specialized butterflies, glucosinolates or their... 

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