Figure 1.
The core structure and metabolism of glucosinolates (GSLs). GSLs are an S-β-D-glucopyrano unit anomerically connected to an O-sulfated (Z)-thiohydroximate function with an alkyl, arylalkyl, or indolyl side chain (R). GSLs can be further hydrolyzed by myrosinases to isothiocyanates (ITCs), thiocyanates, epithionitriles, and nitriles.