Sentences with phrase «produce myrosinase»

However, our intestinal bacteria also produce myrosinase that can do the conversion.

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In broccoli sprouts, its precursor, glucoraphanin, exists and is converted into sulforaphane by myrosinase contained in broccoli itself and produced by microbes in the gut.

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

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

By the time they reach our bowels, the critters that live there take over for myrosinase to produce sulforaphane from the more heat - stable glucosinolates.

An easy way to combat this is to cut the vegetables ahead of time, facilitating the contact between myrosinase and the glucosinolates to produce more sulforaphane.

For every specific glucosinolate, there are corresponding anti-cancer compounds produced following action of the myrosinase enzyme.