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. 2018 Jun 19;62(18):1700908. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201700908

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The myrosinase reaction. The glucosinolate gluconasturtiin is hydrolytically cleaved by the enzyme myrosinase to give an unstable aglycone and liberate glucose. The reaction product spontaneously rearranges into hydrocinnamonitrile and phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC).