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. 2020 Nov 17;9(11):1682. doi: 10.3390/foods9111682

Table 3.

Structures of main cabbage glucosinolates, their abbreviations, and their hydrolysis products analyzed in the present study. N.d.: Not detected.

Glucosinolates (GLSs) Corresponding Breakdown Products
Isothiocyanate (ITC) Nitrile Epithionitrile (ETN)
Structure Abbreviation Name (trivial name) Abbreviation Name Abbreviation Name Abbreviation Name
graphic file with name foods-09-01682-i001.jpg
graphic file with name foods-09-01682-i002.jpg Allyl allyl GLS (sinigrin) Allyl-ITC 2-propenyl ITC Allyl-CN 3-butenenitrile CETP 1-cyano-2,3-epithiopropane
graphic file with name foods-09-01682-i003.jpg 3But 3-butenyl GLS (gluconapin) 3But-ITC 3-butenyl ITC 3But-CN 4-pentenenitrile CETB 1-cyano-3,4-epithiobutane
graphic file with name foods-09-01682-i004.jpg 2OH3But 2-(R)-2-hydroxy-3-butenyl GLS (progoitrin) OZT 5-vinyl-1,3-oxazolidine-2-thione 3-hydroxy-pentenenitrile CHETB A
CHETB B		 1-cyano-2-hydroxy-3,4-epithiobutane
graphic file with name foods-09-01682-i005.jpg 3MSOP 3-(methylsulfinyl)propyl GLS (glucoiberin) 3MSOP-ITC 3-(methylsulfinyl)-propyl ITC 3MSOP-CN 4-(methylsulfinyl)-butanenitrile - -
graphic file with name foods-09-01682-i006.jpg 4MSOB 4-(methylsulfinyl)butyl GLS (glucoraphanin) 4MSOB-ITC 4-(methylsulfinyl)butyl ITC 4MSOB-CN 5-(methylsulfinyl)-pentanenitrile - -
graphic file with name foods-09-01682-i007.jpg I3M indol-3-ylmethyl GLS (glucobrassicin) n.d. indole-3-acetonitrile - -