Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
J Agric Food Chem. 2013 Jul 3;61(26):6216-23. doi: 10.1021/jf4016834. Epub 2013 Jun 24.
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica) is a rich source of chemopreventive compounds. Here, we evaluated and compared the effect of selenium (Se) treatment on the accumulation of anticancer compounds Se-methylselenocysteine (SeMSCys) and glucosinolates in broccoli sprouts and florets. Total Se and SeMSCys content in sprouts increased concomitantly with increasing Se doses. Selenate was superior to selenite in inducing total Se accumulation, but selenite is equally effective as selenate in promoting SeMSCys synthesis in sprouts. Increasing sulfur doses reduced total Se and SeMSCys content in sprouts treated with selenate, but not in those with selenite. Examination of five broccoli cultivars reveals that sprouts generally have better fractional ability than florets to convert inorganic Se into SeMSCys. Distinctive glucosinolate profiles between sprouts and florets were observed, and sprouts contained approximately 6-fold more glucoraphanin than florets. In contrast to florets, glucosinolate content was not affected by Se treatment in sprouts. Thus, Se-enriched broccoli sprouts are excellent for simultaneous accumulation of chemopreventive compounds SeMSCys and glucoraphanin.
西兰花( Brassica oleracea L. var. italica )是富含化学预防化合物的来源。在这里,我们评估并比较了硒( Se )处理对西兰花芽和花中抗癌化合物硒代蛋氨酸( SeMSCys )和硫代葡萄糖苷积累的影响。芽中总硒和 SeMSCys 含量随着 Se 剂量的增加而增加。亚硒酸盐在诱导总硒积累方面优于亚硒酸盐,但亚硒酸盐在促进芽中 SeMSCys 合成方面与亚硒酸盐同样有效。增加硫剂量会降低亚硒酸盐处理的芽中的总硒和 SeMSCys 含量,但对亚硒酸盐处理的芽没有影响。对五个西兰花品种的研究表明,芽通常比花具有更好的将无机硒转化为 SeMSCys 的分数能力。观察到芽和花之间存在独特的硫代葡萄糖苷图谱,并且芽中的萝卜硫素含量比花多约 6 倍。与花不同,芽中的硫代葡萄糖苷含量不受 Se 处理的影响。因此,富含 Se 的西兰花芽是同时积累化学预防化合物 SeMSCys 和萝卜硫素的极佳选择。