Sentences with phrase «called myrosinase»

However, it needs an enzyme called myrosinase to make this critical conversion.

When raw cruciferous vegetables are chopped or chewed, an enzyme called myrosinase comes into contact with glucoraphanin and produces sulforaphane.

Naturally occurring sulforaphane in cruciferous vegetables is formed from glucosinolates, which are produced with the help of an enzyme called myrosinase.

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The seeds also contain myrosinase enzymes that can break apart the glucosinolates into other phytonutrients called isothiocyanates.