TITLE:
Purification of a Sinapine-Glucoraphanin Salt from Broccoli Seeds
AUTHORS:
Mark A. Berhow, Karl Vermillion, Gulab N. Jham, Brent Tisserat, Steven F. Vaughn
KEYWORDS:
Broccoli, Brassica, Glucoraphanin, Sinapine, Glucosinolate, Salt
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.1 No.2,
December
30,
2010
ABSTRACT: A sinapine (sinapoylcholine)-glucoraphanin salt has been isolated from broccoli seeds and characterized by NMR and mass spectrometry. This salt extraction method can be used to purify glucoraphanin free from contamination by glucoiberin.