Variation of Glucosinolates in Vegetable Crops of Brassica oleracea

…, JA Juvik, BP Klein, MA Wallig, EH Jeffery - Journal of agricultural …, 1999 - ACS Publications
Glucosinolates were evaluated in 5 groups and 65 accessions of Brassica oleracea (50
broccoli, 4 Brussels sprouts, 6 cabbage, 3 cauliflower, and 2 kale) grown under uniform cultural …

[HTML][HTML] The tomato as a functional food

…, JK Campbell, S Zaripheh, EH Jeffery… - The Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Tomatoes are the fourth most commonly consumed fresh vegetable and the most frequently
consumed canned vegetable in the American diet. There is emerging epidemiology data …

Variation in content of bioactive components in broccoli

EH Jeffery, AF Brown, AC Kurilich, AS Keck… - Journal of food …, 2003 - Elsevier
The discovery of bioactive components in foods is exciting, suggesting the possibility of
improved public health through diet. Yet the content of bioactive components in plant food varies, …

Carotene, Tocopherol, and Ascorbate Contents in Subspecies of Brassica oleracea

…, A Brown, L Howard, BP Klein, EH Jeffery… - Journal of agricultural …, 1999 - ACS Publications
Cruciferous vegetables contain high levels of vitamins that can act as antioxidants,
compounds that may protect against several degenerative diseases. The edible portions of 50 …

Antioxidants in foods: state of the science important to the food industry

JW Finley, AN Kong, KJ Hintze, EH Jeffery… - Journal of agricultural …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Antioxidant foods and ingredients are an important component of the food industry. In the past,
antioxidants were used primarily to control oxidation and retard spoilage, but today many …

Heating decreases epithiospecifier protein activity and increases sulforaphane formation in broccoli

NV Matusheski, JA Juvik, EH Jeffery - Phytochemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
Sulforaphane, an isothiocyanate from broccoli, is one of the most potent food-derived
anticarcinogens. This compound is not present in the intact vegetable, rather it is formed from its …

Applications of metabolomics in agriculture

…, TL Reynolds, RS Tjeerdema, EH Jeffery… - Journal of agricultural …, 2006 - ACS Publications
… of John Juvik, Jeffery has identified substantial variation in the … However, the Jeffery laboratory
has established that there is no … The Jeffery laboratory has now shown that formation of …

Comparison of the bioactivity of two glucoraphanin hydrolysis products found in broccoli, sulforaphane and sulforaphane nitrile

NV Matusheski, EH Jeffery - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2001 - ACS Publications
Epidemiological and laboratory studies suggest that dietary broccoli may prevent or delay a
variety of cancers. Broccoli and other crucifers contain a relatively unique family of …

Physiological effects of broccoli consumption

EH Jeffery, M Araya - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2009 - Springer
Epidemiological studies suggest that broccoli can decrease risk for cancer. Broccoli contains
many bioactives, including vitamins C and E, quercetin and kaempferol glycosides and, like …

Epithiospecifier Protein from Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. ssp. italica) Inhibits Formation of the Anticancer Agent Sulforaphane

…, JA Juvik, R Mithen, M Bennett, EH Jeffery - Journal of agricultural …, 2006 - ACS Publications
In some cruciferous plants, epithiospecifier protein (ESP) directs myrosinase (EC 3.2.3.1)-catalyzed
hydrolysis of alkenyl glucosinolates toward epithionitrile formation. Here, for the first …