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. 2014 Aug 19;19(8):12591–12618. doi: 10.3390/molecules190812591

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Scheme 5 — Allicin stimulates lymphocytes by affecting p21^ras: Thioallylation that means the binding of an allyl sulfenic acid to the thiol of cysteine¹¹⁸ leads to an activation of p21^ras and subsequently to stimulation of ERK1/2 phosphorylation. These processes are crucial for the activation of lymphocytes.