Glycosinolate
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glycosinolate is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any of a family of toxic nitrogen-containing sugar sulfates found in all brassicas and many related plants. In the presence of myrosinases, they produce the isothiocyanates responsible for the pungent bite in the flavor of these plants.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any of a family of toxic nitrogen-containing sugar sulfates found in all brassicas and many related plants. In the presence of myrosinases, they produce the isothiocyanates responsible for the pungent bite in the flavor of these plants.
Word Forms
- glycosinolates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sinigrin, glucosinolate, glusinolate, glucosinate, allylglucosinolate, glucohirsutin.
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