Sentences with phrase «including isothiocyanates»

Moringa appears to have anti-diabetic effects, 7 likely due to beneficial plant compounds contained in the leaves, including isothiocyanates.

When myrosinase enzymes convert glucosinolates found in cruciferous vegetables into thiocyanates (including isothiocyanates), some of the thiocyanates formed have the ability to bind together with free iodine found in the body.

When glucosinolates from cruciferous vegetables reach the lower intestine (colon) intact, colonic bacteria often proceed to convert the glucosinolates into other compounds, including isothiocyanates.

Not exact matches

More accurately, Brassica vegetables contain myrosinase, which helps break down glucosinolates like glucoraphanin into usable forms of isothiocyanates including sulforaphane.

Like rapini and other brassicas, cabbage contains organosulfur compounds including phenethyl isothiocyanate and sulforaphane that have been shown to have potent antioxidant and anti-tumor properties.

The many health - protective plant compounds in cauliflower and other cruciferous veggies include indoles, isoflavones and isothiocyanates, which seem to block cancer cell growth, repair DNA, inhibit inflammation (linked to cancer growth) and boost immune function.

These include sulfides (Allium), carotenoids, flavonoids, glucosinolates / indoles, phytoestrogens, isothiocyanates, phytosterols, protease inhibitors, phenols, capsaicin, resveratrol, anthocyanins, tannins, terpenes, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

Cabbage including bok choy contains powerful antioxidants like vitamins A and C and phytonutrients such as thiocyanates, lutein, zeaxanthin, isothiocyanates, and sulforaphane, which stimulate detoxifying enzymes and may protect against breast, colon, and prostate cancers.

Researchers have determined that isothiocyanates (ITCs) from cruciferous vegetables can activate a wide variety of enzymes that are essential in Phase II detox, including heme oxygenase, aldoreductase, glutamate cysteine ligase, and quinone reductase.

Indoles and isothiocyanates have been found to inhibit the development of cancer in several organs in rats and mice, including the bladder, breast, colon, liver, lung, and stomach (2, 3).

«Indoles and isothiocyanates have been found to inhibit the development of cancer in several organs in rats and mice, including the bladder, breast, colon, liver, lung, and stomach.»

All Brassica vegetables are rich in sulfur - containing glucosinolates — which break down into biologically active isothiocyanates, including sulforaphane (more about sulforaphane's amazing abilities later).