Table 1.

Bacteria shown to metabolize glucosinolates (GLS).

Bacteria	Effect on GLS	GLS studied	Model	References
Bacteroides thetaiotomicron	Convert GLS to ITC	SNG, GRP	In vitro, monocolonized gonotbiotic mice	(99, 124)
Bifidobacterium adolescentis	Convert GLS to NITs	SNG	In vitro	(103)
Bifidobacterium longum	Convert GLS to NITs	SNG	In vitro	(103)
Bifidobacterium psudoctenulatum	Convert GLS to NITs	SNG	In vitro	(103)
Enterococcus casseliflavus CP1	Convert GLS to both NITs and ITCs	GER, GIB, GRP, GTP, SNG, GNT	In vitro	(101, 102)
Enterococcus cloacae	Convert GLS to NITs; Reduced GLS	GRP, GIB	In vitro	(110)
Escherichia coli 1917 Nissile	Convert GLS to NITs; Reduced GLS	GRP, GIB	In vitro	(110)
Escherichia coli VL8	Convert GLS to both ITC and NITs; Reduced GLS	GER, GIB, GRP, SNG, GTP, GNT	In vitro	(101, 102)
Lactobacillus Agilis R16	Convert GLS to both ITCs and NITs	SNG, GTP, GNT, GER	In vitro	(101, 102, 109)
Lactobacillus plantarum KW30	Convert GLS to NITs	GRP, GIB	In vitro	(110)
Lactococcus lactis KF147	Convert GLS to NITs	GRP, GIB	In vitro	(110)

GER, Glucoerucin; GIB, Glucoiberin; GNT, Gluconasturtiin; GRP, Glucoraphanin; GTP, Glucotropaeolin; SNG, Singrin; ITC, Isothiocyanate; NIT, Nitrile.