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Table 5 Glucosinolates examined in this study

From: Development of an efficient glucosinolate extraction method

Common name

Chemical name

Structure

Species, tissue type

Sinigrin

2-Propenyl

Aliphatic

B. juncea L, S, R

Glucoraphenin

4-Methylsulfinyl-3-butenyl

Aliphatic

R. sativus L, S, R

Glucoraphanin

4-Methylsulfinylbutyl

Aliphatic

E. sativa L, S, R

Glucosatavin

Mercaptobutyl

Aliphatic

E. sativa L, S, R

Glucoraphasatin or hydroxyglucoerucin

4-Methylthio-3-butenyl

Aliphatic

R. sativus L, S, R

Glucoerucin

Methylthiobutyl

Aliphatic

E. sativa S, R

S. alba, R

Sinalbin

4-Hydroxybenzyl

Aromatic

S. alba L, S, R

Glucotropaeolin

Benzyl

Aromatic

S. alba L, S, R

Gluconasturtiin

Phenylethyl

Aromatic

B. juncea R

S. alba R

Methoxyglucobrassicin

4-Methoxy-3-indolylmethyl

Indole

S. alba R

  1. L, S and R correspond to leaf, stem and root respectively. Letters in underline represent major glucosinolates of those tissues (>10 µmol/g dry weight)