Sinigrin is a glucosinolate that belongs to the family of glucosides found in some plants of the Brassicaceae family such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and the seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra) to name but a few. Whenever sinigrin-containing plant tissue is crushed or otherwise damaged, the enzyme myrosinase degrades sinigrin to a mustard o...
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• (n.) A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, formerly Sinapis nigra) It resembles sinalbin, and consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid.
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Sin'i·grin noun [ From New Latin
Sinapis nigra .]
(Chemistry) A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard (
Brassica nigra , formerly
Sinapis nigra ) It resembles sinalbin, and consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid.
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