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Definition of "glucosinolate" [glucosinolate]

  • Any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose (noun)

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Use "glucosinolate" in a sentence
  • "Watercress is a rich source of the glucosinolate derivatives phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) and methylsulphinylakyl isothiocyanates (MEITCs), which have a range of anticancer activities."
  • "Scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed a line of crispy salad sprouts that contain 20 times as much tumor-fighting SGA (sulforaphane glucosinolate) as mature broccoli -- but with a sharp taste quite unlike regular florets."
  • "Broccoli sprouts, for example, have twenty times the cancer-fighting substance sulforaphane glucosinolate than mature broccoli has."