cyanogenic glucoside/brassica

OBJECTIVE To investigate nutrient composition in moringa leaves and compare with those of kale (Brassica carinata) and Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris). METHODS Laboratory based study, nutrient composition of fresh and cooked leaves of M. stenopetala were analyzed. METHODS Gama-Gofa, south-western

Plants have evolved a variety of mechanisms for dealing with insect herbivory among which chemical defense through secondary metabolites plays a prominent role. Physiological, behavioural and sensorical adaptations to these chemicals provide herbivores with selective advantages allowing them to

Glucosinolates and cyanogenic glucosides are synthesized from amino acids via similar intermediates, N-hydroxyamino acids and aldoximes. Microsomal preparations from young green leaves of oilseed rape catalyze the NADPH-dependent metabolism of homo-phenylalanine and dihomomethionine to the

OBJECTIVE Consumption of cyanogenic foods has been considered as one of the etiological factors in certain instances for the persistence of endemic goitre. The present study was undertaken to study the cyanogenic glucosides, glucosinolates and thiocyanate content in edible portion of certain