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What are the bioactive compounds glucoraphanin and myrosinase? And how are they related to sulforaphane, the superfood molecule everyone is talking about?
Glucoraphanin is an important natural substance that belongs to a group of powerful plant compounds called glucosinolates.
There are cultivars of foods rich in glucoraphanin, such as broccoli, that have been cultivated to increase glucoraphanin levels.
More glucoraphanin usually means more sulforaphane if processed correctly. Therefore, remember to eat cruciferous vegetables (brassicas) raw or only lightly cooked and ingest them thoroughly to get the best health benefits.
As we mentioned earlier, insects do not like mustards because of their spicy taste. Myrosinase is another way insects are deterred from eating plants in this group.
Myrosinase is an enzyme – that is, it is a chemical that helps to carry out a specific chemical reaction. Myrosinase is key to unlocking the health benefits of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli because it converts glucosinolates (like glucoraphanin) into sulforaphane.
Without myrosinase, and it doesn’t matter how much of it is in your food, glucoraphanin is not converted into the healthful sulforaphane.
Be careful when buying supplements with sulforaphane – if they don’t also contain myrosinase, they won’t have much effect.
Because glucoraphanin and myrosinase usually occur together in the same biochemical gene pathways, foods that are high in glucoraphanin also contain the enzyme myrosinase, especially cruciferous vegetables.
However, some foods have exceptionally high concentrations of myrosinase, such as mustard seeds, radishes, watercress, wasabi, daikon and broccoli. Try mixing a few cruciferous vegetables into your next meal to increase the amount of myrosinase and glucoraphanin in your meal.
So we know that cruciferous vegetables contain glucoraphanin and the enzyme myrosinase, which converts glucoraphanin to sulforaphane. But how does this actually happen?
Gluccoraphanin and myrosinase are like roommates – they live next door to each other, but in separate rooms, and work together to keep the household in order. These chemicals have co-evolved as a host plant defense system to deter hungry insects. When the insects (or you as a human) begin to consume the plant, its cells are disrupted. The glucoraphanin-containing cells – called S-cells – and the myrosinase-containing cells, which were previously separate, begin to merge. Only then can the chemical reaction that produces sulforaphane begin!
In traditional microbead drying, the enzymes are heated and deactivated.
Foods high in glucoraphanin can increase not only the amount of sulforaphane, but also its bioavailability in the body. Bioavailability is simply the amount of chemicals that actually make it into the bloodstream. And for just such healthy compounds as sulforaphane, high bioavailability is extremely important.
1. CANCER POTENTIAL: Sulforaphane has demonstrated anti-cancer properties. It can help fight certain types of cancer by helping to block the growth and spread of cancer cells and stimulating processes that contribute to their destruction.
2. ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS: Sulforaphane is a powerful antioxidant that helps neutralize free radicals in the body and protect cells from damage. This can benefit the health of the heart, brain and other organs.
3. Sulforaphane has anti-inflammatoryeffects, which means it can help reduce inflammation in the body. Chronic inflammation is thought to be at the root of many diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and diseases associated with aging.
4. Sulforaphane can stimulate enzymes in the body that aid in detoxification and toxin elimination. It also promotes the production of enzymes that help with the breakdown and elimination of various substances in the body.
5. Brain health support: Research suggests that sulforaphane may have neuroprotective effects and help protect brain cells from damage and aging. It may also promote the formation of new neural connections and improve cognitive function.
It is important to note that research results are still relatively new and further studies are required to confirm these effects. Nevertheless, the presence of glucoraphanin and sulforaphane in cruciferous vegetables is a great and especially natural way to support a healthy lifestyle and nutrient-rich diet.
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