The value of bioactive compounds of cruciferous vegetables (Brassica) as antimicrobials and antioxidants: A review

KM FavelaGonzález… - Journal of Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, consumers are demanding nutrientrich products for health optimal benefits. In
this regard, Brassicaceae family plants, previously named cruciferous, group a large number …

Kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) as a superfood: Review of the scientific evidence behind the statement

D Šamec, B Urlić, B Salopek-Sondi - Critical reviews in food …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) is a cruciferous vegetable, characterized by leaves
along the stem, which, in recent years, have gained a great popularity as a' superfood' …

A generic and tribal synopsis of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

IA Al-Shehbaz - Taxon, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
As currently delimited, the Brassicaceae comprise 49 tribes, 321 genera, and 3660 species.
Of these, 20 genera and 34 species remain to be assigned to tribes. These figures differ …

Resolution of Brassicaceae phylogeny using nuclear genes uncovers nested radiations and supports convergent morphological evolution

CH Huang, R Sun, Y Hu, L Zeng… - Molecular biology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Brassicaceae is one of the most diverse and economically valuable angiosperm families
with widely cultivated vegetable crops and scientifically important model plants, such as …

Glucosinolate structures in evolution

N Agerbirk, CE Olsen - Phytochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
By 2000, around 106 natural glucosinolates (GSLs) were probably documented. In the past
decade, 26 additional natural GSL structures have been elucidated and documented …

A time-calibrated road map of Brassicaceae species radiation and evolutionary history

N Hohmann, EM Wolf, MA Lysak, MA Koch - The Plant Cell, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The Brassicaceae include several major crop plants and numerous important model species
in comparative evolutionary research such as Arabidopsis, Brassica, Boechera …

Deciphering the Diploid Ancestral Genome of the Mesohexaploid Brassica rapa

F Cheng, T Mandáková, J Wu, Q Xie, MA Lysak… - The Plant …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The genus Brassica includes several important agricultural and horticultural crops. Their
current genome structures were shaped by whole-genome triplication followed by extensive …

Cruciferous vegetables, isothiocyanates, and bladder cancer prevention

B Abbaoui, CR Lucas, KM Riedl… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bladder cancer is a significant health burden due to its high prevalence, risk of mortality,
morbidity, and high cost of medical care. Epidemiologic evidence suggests that diets rich in …

Ancient whole genome duplications, novelty and diversification: the WGD Radiation Lag-Time Model

ME Schranz, S Mohammadin, PP Edger - Current opinion in plant biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Many large and economically important plant groups (eg Brassicaceae, Poaceae,
Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Solanaceae) have had ancient whole genome duplications …

Dietary sulforaphane in cancer chemoprevention: the role of epigenetic regulation and HDAC inhibition

SM Tortorella, SG Royce, PV Licciardi… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Sulforaphane, produced by the hydrolytic conversion of glucoraphanin after
ingestion of cruciferous vegetables, particularly broccoli and broccoli sprouts, has been …