Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A sulfureous phytochemical compound, C6H11NOS2, occurring in cruciferous vegetables and acting as an anticancer agent, antimicrobial, and antioxidant.

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  • noun medicine An antimicrobial compound, 1-isothiocyanato-4-methylsulfinylbutane, found in many brassicas; it has anticancer activity

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[sulfo– + -raphane (blend of New Latin Raphanus, genus name, from Latin, radish, from Greek rhaphanos and –ane).]

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Examples

  • A compound in it called sulforaphane was given the Golden Green award for helping to protect your organs against blood sugar damage.

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2009

  • These seedlings, which resemble alfalfa sprouts, provide several nutrients and have a particularly high concentration of an antioxidant called sulforaphane much higher than full-grown broccoli.

    Broccoli sprouts: Potent anti-cancer potential 2009

  • These seedlings, which resemble alfalfa sprouts, provide several nutrients and have a particularly high concentration of an antioxidant called sulforaphane (much higher than full-grown broccoli).

    Broccoli sprouts: Potent anti-cancer potential 2009

  • Dr. Paul Talalay at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the `90s found that broccoli sprouts contain a cancer-fighting chemical called sulforaphane at concentrations much higher than mature broccoli heads.

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  • Dr. Paul Talalay at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the `90s found that broccoli sprouts contain a cancer-fighting chemical called sulforaphane at concentrations much higher than mature broccoli heads.

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  • The compound, known as sulforaphane, "has been studied previously for its effects on cancer, but this study shows that its benefit is in inhibiting the breast cancer stem cells," study co-author Duxin Sun, an associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Michigan College of

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

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

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

  • Kale even has a phytochemical called sulforaphane that may help your body get rid of carcinogens faster.

    STLtoday.com Top News Headlines 2010

  • Kale even has a phytochemical called sulforaphane that may help your body get rid of carcinogens faster.

    STLtoday.com Top News Headlines 2010

  • UK researchers said that eating broccoli could reverse the damage done to heart blood vessels by diabetes because the vegetable contains a compound called sulforaphane that they tested in the lab and found it increased ...

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

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