Cruciferous Vegetables and Their Bioactive Metabolites: from Prevention to Novel Therapies of Colorectal Cancer

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Glucosinolate (precursor)</td><td class="align_center">ITC-indole</td><td class="align_center">Food sources</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Glucobrassicin</td><td class="align_center">Indole-3-carbinol</td><td class="align_center">Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Glucoraphanin</td><td class="align_center">Sulforaphane</td><td class="align_center">Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Gluconasturtiin</td><td class="align_center">Phenethyl-isothiocyanate</td><td class="align_center">Watercress</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Glucotropacolin</td><td class="align_center">Benzyl-isothiocyanate</td><td class="align_center">Cabbage, garden cress, Indian cress</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sinigrin</td><td class="align_center">Allyl-isothiocyanate</td><td class="align_center">Cabbage, horseradish, mustard</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Some isothiocyanates and their glucosinolate precursors that were under investigation for their anticarcinogenic properties [<a href="/journals/ecam/2022/1534083/#B61" target="_blank">61</a>].</div>

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Table 5: Cruciferous Vegetables and Their Bioactive Metabolites: from Prevention to Novel Therapies of Colorectal Cancer 