Purification of a Sinapine-Glucoraphanin Salt from Broccoli Seeds

Mark A. Berhow, Karl Vermillion, Gulab N. Jham, Brent Tisserat, Steven F. Vaughn

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2010.12015                

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.

Keywords

Broccoli, Brassica, Glucoraphanin, Sinapine, Glucosinolate, Salt

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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