Progoitrin
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585-95-5 | |
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ChEBI | CHEBI:79352 |
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C11H19NO10S2 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Progoitrin is a biochemical from the glucosinolate family that is found in some food, which is inactive but after ingestion is converted to goitrin. Goitrin decrease the thyroid hormone production.
Progoitrin has been isolated in cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, peanuts, mustard, rutabaga, kohlrabi, spinach, cauliflower, horseradish, and oil-seed rape.[1]
References
- ↑ Comprehensive Pharmacy Review, Leon Shargel, 6th edition, p1191.
Bibliography
- Greer, Monte A. (20 March 1956). "Isolation from Rutabaga Seed of Progoitrin, the Precursor of the Naturally Occurring Antithyroid Compound, Goitrin (L-5-Vinyl-2-Thioöxazolidine)1". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 78 (6): 1260–1261. doi:10.1021/ja01587a052.
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