isothiocyanate

The benefit would likely be the same in other cruciferous vegetables that contain a compound called isothiocyanate, including brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, rocket or arugula, watercress and horseradish, they added.

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Another substance is phenethyl isothiocyanate PEITC, which may inhibit the emergence of lung tumors in animals that have been bred to create cancerous tumors.

Meg Wolff: What We Can Do About Breast Cancer Meg Wolff 2010

Another substance is phenethyl isothiocyanate PEITC, which may inhibit the emergence of lung tumors in animals that have been bred to create cancerous tumors.

Meg Wolff: What We Can Do About Breast Cancer Meg Wolff 2010

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

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The study reported, "Benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC), a compound found in cruciferous vegetables, has been reported to have anticancer properties, but the mechanism whereby it inhibits growth of human pancreatic cancer cells is incompletely understood."

Which cruciferious vegetables help prevent cancer, according to latest studies? 2009

See: "The role of STAT-3 in the induction of apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells by benzyl isothiocyanate."

Which cruciferious vegetables help prevent cancer, according to latest studies? 2009

The study reported, "Benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC), a compound found in cruciferous vegetables, has been reported to have anticancer properties, but the mechanism whereby it inhibits growth of human pancreatic cancer cells is incompletely understood."

Which cruciferious vegetables help prevent cancer, according to latest studies? 2009

See: "The role of STAT-3 in the induction of apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells by benzyl isothiocyanate."

Which cruciferious vegetables help prevent cancer, according to latest studies? 2009

Pungent foods such as brussels sprouts, broccoli, onions, spices, coffee and chocolate, Profet says, nauseate some pregnant women because they contain compounds, such as allyl isothiocyanate in cabbage, that can interfere with fetal-organ formation.

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Rutgers researchers found that the curry spice turmeric (curcumin) holds real potential for both the treatment and prevention of prostate cancer, particularly when combined with phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), a naturally occurring substance particularly abundant in cruciferous vegetables including watercress, cabbage, winter cress, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower, kohlrabi and turnips.

January 15th, 2006 2006