In vitro metabolic conversion of the organic breakdown products of glucosinolate to goitrogenic thiocyanate anion.

BACKGROUND Glucosinolates are abundant in Brassicaceae vegetables, and they are degraded into various organic breakdown products (BPs) (R-CN, -NCS and -SCN) by myrosinase when plant tissues are damaged. This study was designed to investigate whether these BPs could be broken further into goitrogenic thiocyanate anions (SCN(-) ) metabolically and/or spontaneously. Ten glucosinolates were chosen for this study based on the various structures of their side chains. SCN(-) and cyanide anions (CN(-) ) liberated from the BPs of these glucosinolates were quantified after incubation with human liver S9 and rhodanese. RESULTS Upon treatment with metabolic enzymes, CN(-) was produced from all organic thiocyanates, aliphatic and benzyl nitriles, then a substantial amount of produced CN(-) was further metabolized to SCN(-) by rhodanese. All organic thiocyanates and allyl isothiocyanate were metabolized to produce SCN(-), without involving CN(-) production. Spontaneous degradation to SCN(-) in an aqueous environment was observed only in 4-(methylthio)butyl thiocyanate, though the enzymatic reaction rate exceeded the spontaneous one. Among these BPs, the major source of SCN(-) was organic thiocyanates. CONCLUSION The results show that some organic nitriles, organic thiocyanates and allyl isothiocyanate may be regarded as potential sources of SCN(-) through metabolism when people ingest glucosinolate-containing vegetables.

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