Allicin is unstable and further breaks down into other sulfurous compounds including
diallyl disulfide, diallyl trisulfide, and diallyl tetrasulfide.
Diallyl disulfide also possesses antimicrobial abilities, as well as anti-cancer and heart healthy properties.
Further, some FODMAP foods such as onion and garlic contain powerful antitumor chemicals such as
diallyl disulfide, S - allylcysteine, and ajoene, and when consumed regularly, are highly associated with a significant reduction in cancer risk.
Why it works: All of the beneficial effects of garlic are attributed to its sulfur - containing compounds: allicin,
diallyl disulfide, diallyl trisulfide, and others.
Throughout the next hour, the volunteers were asked to blow into a device called a spectrometer, which measured the levels of common garlic - breath compounds, such as
diallyl disulfide and allyl methyl sulfide.
This property of garlic is probably a result of the presence of
diallyl disulfide in garlic.
FeS2 or pyrite only formed when using the weakest precursor,
diallyl disulfide, and it formed directly, without requiring a FeS intermediate.