English

Generic structure diagram of a glucosinolate (the side group R varies)

Noun

glucosinolate ‎(plural glucosinolates)

1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose.
   • 1991, Alan J. Duncan, Chapter 6: Glucosinolates, J. P. Felix D'Mello, C. M. Duffus, John H. Duffus (editors), Toxic Substances in Crop Plants, page 126,

     Glucosinolates are a group of plant thioglucosides found principally among members of the Cruciferae.

   • 1999, Lars Ove Dragsted, Naturally Occurring Antitumourigens, page 41,

     Intakes of indoles or their parental glucosinolates, may have beneficial health effects as well as toxicological effects.

   • 2003, K. C. Walker, E. J. Booth, Sulphur Nutrition and Oilseed Quality, Y.P. Abrol, A. Ahmad (editors), Sulphur in Plants, page 323,

     Sulphur availability has a larger effect on the content of glucosinolates, sulphur containing secondary metabolites, in both the vegetation and the seed of oilseed rape plant.

Synonyms

• (glycosinolate whose sugar component is glucose): glucosinate

Related terms

• glucose
• glycosinolate