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NUTR*3330 – Glucosinolates Exam
Questions With Verified Answers
What are glucosinolates? - Answers✔sulfur-containing phytochemicals compounds
Are glucosinolates stable? - Answers✔Chemically stable and biologically inactive
3 parts of glucosinolate sturcture - Answers✔1. Thioglycosidic link
2. Sulfate group
3. R-group
Thioglycosidic link - Answers✔Glucose moeity attached (glycoside)
Sulfate group - Answers✔Imparts strong acidic properties
R-group - Answers✔Classifies the glucosinolates
3 classifications of glucosinolates based on R-groups - Answers✔Aliphatic
Aromatic
indole
Food sources of gluconsinolates - Answers✔Cruciferous vegetables and brassica family
What does a good food composition database allow for? - Answers✔Thorough and accurate
quantification of glucosinolate intakes
What enzyme breaksdown glucosinolates? - Answers✔Myrosinases
- located in myrosin cells seperate from glucosinolates
How does glucosinolates interact with myrosinases with stores in different areas of the plant? -
Answers✔Tissue damage
Harvesting
Food processing
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