TABLE 3.
Glucosinolates reported in 16 glucosinolate-containing plant foods and their trivial and semisystematic names1
| Trivial name | Semisystematic name | Molecular weight |
|---|---|---|
| Aliphatic GSLs | ||
| Glucoalyssin | 5-Methylsulfinylpentyl GSL | 451 |
| Glucoberteroin | 5-Methylthiopentyl GSL | 435 |
| Glucobrassicanapin | 4-Pentenyl GSL | 387 |
| Glucocochlearin | 1-Methylpropyl GSL | 375 |
| Glucoerucin | 4-Methylthiobutyl GSL | 421 |
| Glucoerysolin | 4-Methylsulfonylbutyl GSL | 453 |
| Glucoiberin | 3-(Methylsulfinyl)propyl GSL | 423 |
| Glucoiberverin | 3-(Methylthio)propyl-GSL | 407 |
| Glucokohlrabiin | Pentyl GSL | 389 |
| Gluconapin | 3-Butenyl GSL | 373 |
| Glucoraphanin | 4-Methylsulfinylbutyl GSL | 437 |
| Glucoraphasatin | 4-Methylthiobut-3-enyl GSL | 419 |
| Glucoraphasativusain | Hexyl GSL | 403 |
| Glucoraphenin | 4-Methylsulfinyl-3-butenyl GSL | 435 |
| Napoleiferin | 2-Hydroxy-4-pentenyl GSL | 403 |
| Progoitrin | 2(R)-Hydroxy-3-butenyl GSL | 389 |
| Epiprogoitrin | 2(S)-Hydroxy-3-butenyl GSL | 389 |
| Sinigrin | 2-Propenyl GSL | 359 |
| N/A | 4-Hydroxybutyl GSL | 391 |
| Aromatic GSLs | ||
| (2R)-Glucobarbarin | (2R)-2-Hydroxy-2-phenylethyl GSL | 439 |
| (2S)-Glucobarbarin | (2S)-2-Hydroxy-2-phenylethyl GSL | 439 |
| Gluconasturtiin | 2-Phenethyl GSL | 423 |
| Glucotropaeolin | Benzyl GSL | 409 |
| Indolyl GSLs | ||
| Glucobrassicin | 3-Indolylmethyl GSL | 448 |
| 4-hydroxyglucobrassicin | 4-Hydroxy-3-indolylmethyl GSL | 464 |
| 4-methoxyglucobrassicin | 4-Methoxy-3-indolylmethyl GSL | 478 |
| Neoglucobrassicin | 1-Methoxy-3-indolylmethyl GSL | 478 |
1GSL, glucosinolate; N/A, not available.