SCHEME 5.
Trend of the antimicrobial activity of glucosinolates hydrolysis byproducts as a function of the side chain chemical structure. Hydrolysis byproducts include: isothiocyanates (ITCs), nitrile or amine-derivatives of glucosinolates. Indole-ITC byproducts had the strongest antimicrobial activity, followed by aromatic-ITCs and thioalkyl-ITCs, to aliphatic-ITCs, and nitrile- and/or amine-derivatives with the least activity.