Glucoraphanin is a glucosinolate found in broccoli, cauliflower, and mustard. Glucoraphanin is converted to sulforaphane by the enzyme myrosinase. In plants, sulforaphane deters insect predators and acts as a selective antibiotic. In humans, sulforaphane has been studied for its potential effects in neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases.
Glucoraphanin ແມ່ນ glucosinolate ພົບຢູ່ໃນກະລໍ່າປີ, ກະລ່ ຳ ດອກ, ໝາກ ເດືອຍ. Glucoraphanin ຖືກປ່ຽນເປັນ sulforaphane ໂດຍ enrosme myrosinase. ຢູ່ໃນພືດ, sulforaphane ກັກຕົວຜູ້ລ້າຂອງແມງໄມ້ແລະເຮັດ ໜ້າ ທີ່ເປັນຢາຕ້ານເຊື້ອທີ່ເລືອກໄດ້. ໃນມະນຸດ, sulforaphane ໄດ້ຖືກສຶກສາກ່ຽວກັບຜົນກະທົບທີ່ອາດເກີດຂື້ນໃນໂຣກ neurodegenerative ແລະ cardiovascular.