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  • noun biochemistry Any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose

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Examples

  • Watercress is a rich source of the glucosinolate derivatives phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) and methylsulphinylakyl isothiocyanates (MEITCs), which have a range of anticancer activities.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • Scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed a line of crispy salad sprouts that contain 20 times as much tumor-fighting SGA (sulforaphane glucosinolate) as mature broccoli -- but with a sharp taste quite unlike regular florets.

    Health Briefs 2008

  • Broccoli sprouts, for example, have twenty times the cancer-fighting substance sulforaphane glucosinolate than mature broccoli has.

    Baby Bites Bridget Swinney 2007

  • Broccoli sprouts, for example, have twenty times the cancer-fighting substance sulforaphane glucosinolate than mature broccoli has.

    Baby Bites Bridget Swinney 2007

  • This is because broccoli contains glucosinolate, which triggers the production of cancer-fighting enzymes.

    Superfoods for Babies and Children Annabel Karmel 2006

  • This is because broccoli contains glucosinolate, which triggers the production of cancer-fighting enzymes.

    Superfoods for Babies and Children Annabel Karmel 2006

  • The added water not only allows oil release, but also favours enzymatic breakdown or glucosinolate into volatile compounds that add pungency to the oil.

    Chapter 6 1995

  • You could replace the brussels sprouts with broccoli, kale, or chard and get most of the same benefits, including antioxidants and glucosinolate, which helps fight cancer.

    Slate Magazine Vered Guttman 2011

  • Glucoraphanin, also known as sulforaphane glucosinolate (SGS), is the precursor of sulforaphane.

    NutraIngredients-USA RSS stephen.daniells@decisionnews.com 2010

  • Oil content is also top of the agenda along with protein content and balancing glucosinolate levels, he says.

    FWi - All News 2010

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