Glucosinolate hydrolysis in Lepidium sativum—identification of
the thiocyanate-forming protein. Plant Mol Biol  Department of
Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology,
Beutenberg Campus, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, D-07745, Jena, Germany.
Plant Molecular Biology (Impact Factor: 4.26). 02/2007;
63(1):49-61. DOI: 10.1007/s11103-006-9071-5 Source: PubMed
Glucosinolates are a class of thioglycosides found predominantly
in plants of the order Brassicales whose function in anti-
herbivore defense has been attributed to the products formed by
myrosinase-catalyzed hydrolysis upon plant tissue damage. The
most common type of hydrolysis products, the isothiocyanates,
are toxic to a wide range of organisms. Depending on the
glucosinolate side-chain structure and the presence of certain
protein factors, other types of hydrolysis products, such as
simple nitriles, epithionitriles and organic thiocyanates, can
be formed whose biological functions are not well understood. Of
the proteins controlling glucosinolate hyd