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. 2017 Jun 22;8:1095. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01095

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.

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