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. 2021 Jul 27;12:613077. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.613077

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Copyright © 2021 Bhatwalkar, Mondal, Krishna, Adam, Govender and Anupam.

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Organosulfur compounds of garlic: The figure shows the major organosulfur compounds present in garlic. (A) The major compounds found in intact garlic cloves. (B) The crushing of garlic clove converts alliin into allicin by the action of allinase enzyme. Allicin is a highly unstable compound that degrades and rearranges itself into different organosulfide compounds shown in the figure. (C) Apart from oil-soluble organosulfur compounds, garlic also has water-soluble organosulfur compounds shown in the figure.