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Epithionitrile
Epithiospecifier protein
Glucosinolate
Nitrile
Nitrile-specifier protein
Crambe-abyssinica seed
Epithiospecifier protein
Thioglucoside glucohydrolase
Benzylglucosinolate degradation
Mass-spectrometry
Brassica-napus
Ascorbic-acid
Isothiocyanates
Defense
Chromatography
Biochemistry & Biophysics in Current Contents(R)/Life Sciences
Abstract:
The defensive function of the glucosinotate-myrosinase system in plants of the order Capparales results from the formation of isothiocyanates when glucosinolates are hydrolysed by myrosinases upon tissue damage. In some glucosinolate-containing plant sp