International Workshop on Moringa and Nutrition - Moringanews
International Workshop on Moringa and Nutrition - Moringanews
International Workshop on Moringa and Nutrition - Moringanews
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Hydrolysis of β-hydroxyalkenylglucosinolates (e.g. progoitrin &napoleiferin), gives rise to β-hydroxyalkenyl isothiocyanates.ProgoitrinNapoleiferinThese compounds cyclize to oxazolidine-2-thi<strong>on</strong>eswhich may have goitrogenic effects in mammals -- firstobserved in rabbits <strong>and</strong> designated ``cabbage'' goiterby Webster <strong>and</strong> Chesney (1930).The ``antinutriti<strong>on</strong>al'' nature of the β-hydroxyalkenylglucosinolates is discussed in a variety of publishedworks.1-5-v inyl-2-thiooxazolid<strong>on</strong>e