Essays about: "Sinigrin"

Found 3 essays containing the word Sinigrin.

1. 1. Glucosinolates in Lepidium campestre : method development and analysis

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Michaela Isoz; [2018]
   Keywords : Lepidium campestre; Glucosinolates; Sinigrin; Sulfatase; Sinalbin;

   Abstract : Field cress (Lepidium campestre) is today not a domesticated crop for public consumption. Lepidium campestre is a relative to rapeseed (Brassica napus) and both are producing oil. READ MORE

3. 2. Studies of potential effectors of myrosinase function

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics (until 131231)

   Author : Oscar Javier Parra Pachon; [2011]
   Keywords : myrosinase; glucosinolate; ascorbic acid; arabidopsis thaliana; isothiocyanate;

   Abstract : Glucosinolates are sulphur and nitrogen containing secondary metabolites which are present in the order Brassicales. These compounds are hydrolysed by enzymes called myrosinases upon tissue damage and serve to protect plants against insects and pathogens. READ MORE

4. 3. Myrosinase activity in microorganisms and its possible health benefits for humans & potential antibacterial effect of marine biological waste products

   University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Plant Biology

   Author : Caroline Ingman; [2009]
   Keywords : myrosinase; glucosinolates; cancer; glucosinolate degradation; antibiotic resistance; marine; new antibiotic targets;

   Abstract : Cancer is an illness that affects countless persons, either they themselves are afflicted or someone in their vicinity is. Research has shown that when glucosinolates – secondary metabolites in plants from the Brassicaceae family – are degraded in the stomach of animals via the enzyme (myrosinase), their metabolites can counteract the formation of tumour cells. READ MORE