- THE INTRAMOLECULAR FORMATION OF EPITHIOALKANENITRILES FROM ALKENYLGLUCOSINOLATES BY CRAMBE ABYSSINICA SED FLOUR
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Enzymatic degradations of mixtures of potassium 3-butenylglucosinolate and allylglucosinolate by aqueous suspensions of Crambe abyssinica seed flour led to the formation of 4,5-epithiopentanenitrile and essentially unlabelled 3,4-epithiobutanenitrile.The formation of epithioalkanenitriles from alkenylglucosinolates is, therefore deduced to be an intramolecular process. -- Key Word Index - Crambe abyssinica; Cruciferae; allylglucosinolate; 3-butenylglucosinolate; 3,4-epithiobutanenitrile; 4,5-epithiopentanenitrile; sinigrin; episulphide; thiirane; biosynthesis.
- Brocker, Erich R.,Benn, M. H.
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p. 770 - 772
(2007/10/02)
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