Table 2.

Abbreviations for glucosinolates (GLS) and their derived hydrolysis products: isothiocyanates (ITC) and derivates, nitriles (CN, cyanide), and epithionitriles.

	Glucosinolates (GLS)		Corresponding breakdown products
			Isothiocyanate (ITC)		Nitrile		Epithionitrile
	Abbreviation	Name	Abbreviation	Name	Abbreviation	Name	Abbreviation	Name
aliphatic	2Prop	2-propenyl (or allyl) GLS	2Prop-ITC	2-propenyl (or allyl) ITC	2Prop-CN	3-butenenitrile	CETP	1-cyano-2,3-epithiopropane(or 3,4-epithiobutanenitrile)
	3But	3-butenyl GLS	3But-ITC	3-butenyl ITC	3But-CN	4-pentenenitrile	CETB	1-cyano-3,4-epithiobutane(or 4,5-epithiopentanenitrile)
	(R)2OH3But	2-(R)-2-hydroxy-3-butenyl GLS	OZT	5-vinyl-1,3-oxazolidine-2-thione	2OH3But-CN	3-hydroxypentene-nitrile	CHETB	1-cyano-2-hydroxy-3,4-epithiobutane (or 3-hydroxy-4,5-epithiopentanenitrile
	3MTP	3-(methylthio)propyl GLS	3MTP-ITC	3-(methylthio)-propyl ITC	3-MTP-CN	4-(methylthio)-butanenitrile	–	–
	3MSOP	3-(methylsulfinyl)propyl GLS	3MSOP-ITC	3-(methylsulfinyl)-propyl ITC	3MSOP-CN	4-(methylsulfinyl)-butanenitrile
	4MTB	4-(methylthio)butyl GLS	4MTB-ITC	4-(methylthio)-butyl ITC	4MTB-CN	5-(methylthio)-pentanenitrile	–	–
	4MSOB	4-(methylsulfinyl)butyl GLS	4MSOB-ITC	4-(methylsulfinyl)-butyl ITC	4MSOB-CN	5-(methylsulfinyl)-pentanenitrile	–	–
indolic	1MOI3M	1-methoxyindol-3-ylmethyl GLS	1MOI3C	1-methoxyindol-3-carbinol	1MOIAN	1-methoxyindol-3-acetonitrile	–	–
	4MOI3M	4-methoxyindol-3-ylmethyl GLS	n.d.	n.d.	4MOIAN	4-methoxyindol-3-acetonitrile	–	–
	4OHI3M	4-hydroxyindol-3-ylmethyl GLS	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	–	–
	I3M	indol-3-ylmethyl GLS	n.d.	n.d.	IAN	3-indoleacetonitrile	–	–
aromatic	2PE	2-phenylethyl GLS	2PE-ITC	2-phenylethyl ITC	2PE-CN	3-phenylpropane-nitrile	–	–

To facilitate understanding from which GLS the hydrolysis products are derived, nitriles were abbreviated using the cyanide (CN) name.