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. 2021 Aug 10;13(8):2750. doi: 10.3390/nu13082750

Table 1.

Glucosinolates and examples of their possible derivatives.

Trivial Names/Abbreviation Semisystemic Names * Possible Derivatives * Ref.
Aliphatic
Epiprogoitrin/EPI 2(S)-2-Hydroxy-3-butenyl (S)- and (R)-1-Cyano-2-hydroxy-3-butene [29]
Glucoalyssin/GAL 5-Methyl-sulfinyl-pentyl no corresponding isothiocyanate (ITC)/indole [30]
5-Methylsulfinylpentyl [31]
Glucobrassicanapin/GBN 4-Pentenyl 5-hexenenitrile [32]
Pent-4-enyl
Glucoberteroin/GOP 5-Methylthiopentyl 6-(Methylsulfanyl) hexanenitrile [31]
Glucoerucin/GER 4-Methlythio-butyl 1-isothiocyanato-4-methylsulfanylbutane; erucin [33]
Glucoerysolin 4-Methyl-sulfonyl-butyl 4-(Methylsulfonyl)pentane nitrile [34]
4-Methylsulphonylbutyl
Glucoiberin/GIB 3-Methyl-sulfinyl-propyl 3-Methylsulfinylpropyl isothiocyanate; iberin; [35]
Glucoibervirin/GIV 3-Methylthio-propyl 3-methylthiopropyl isothiocyanate [36]
3-Methylthiopropyl
Gluconapin/GNA 3-Butenyl 3-butenyl isothiocyanate [37]
But-3-enyl
Gluconapoleiferin/GNP 2(R)-2-Hydroxy-4-pentenyl respective oxazolidinethiones [38]
2-Hydroxypent-4-enyl
2-Hydroxy-pent-4-enyl
Glucoraphanin/GRA 4-Methyl-sulfinyl-butyl 1-Isothiocyanato-4-(methylsulfinyl)butane; sulphoraphane [33]
4-Methylsulfinylbutyl;
Glucoraphenin/GRE 4-Methyl-sulfinyl-3-butenyl 1-Isothiocyanato-4-(methylsulfinyl)butane; sulphoraphane [31]
4-Methylsulfinylbut-3-enyl;
Glucorapiferin/GRPProgoitrin/PRO 2(R)-2-Hydroxy-3-butenyl (S)- and (R)-1-Cyano-2-hydroxy-3-butene;
crambene
[29]
Sinigrin/SIN 2-Propenyl 3-isothiocyanatoprop-1-ene; allyl isothiocyanate [39]
Prop-2-enyl
Indolic
1-hydroxy-3-indolyl methyl
4-Hydroxyglucobrassicin/4OHBGS 4-Hydroxy-3-indolyl-methyl; 4-hydroxy-3-indoleacetonitrile [40]
4-Hydroxyindol-3-ylmethyl;
4-Hydroxy-3-indolylmethyl
4-Methoxyglucobrassicin/4MEGBS 4-Methoxy-3-indolyl-methyl; 4-methoxyindolyl-3-acetonitrile [41]
4-Methoxyindol-3-ylmethyl;
4-Methoxy-3-indolylmethyl
Glucobrassicin/GBS 3-Indolyl-methyl; indole-3-carbinol [33]
3-Indolylmethyl;
Indol-3-ylmethyl
Neoglucobrassicin/NGBS 1-Methoxy-3-indolyl-methyl; N-methoxy indole- 3-carbinol [42]
N-Methoxyindol-3-ylmethyl;
N-Methoxy-3-indolylmethyl
Aromatic
Glucobarbarin/GBA 2(S)-2-Hydroxy-2-phenyl–ethyl p-hydroxyepiglucobarbarin [43]
(2S)-2-Hydroxy-2-phenethyl (R)-barbarin; (R)-resedine; 3-Hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile [44]
Gluconasturtiin/GNR 2-Phenyl–ethyl phenethyl isothiocyanate [39]
Phenethyl phenyl-3-propanenitrile [32]
2-Phenethyl
Glucotropaeolin/GTL Benzyl isothiocyanatomethylbenzene; benzyl ITC [31]

* PubChem-chemical formulas [27].