Nutrigenomics and Metabolomics of the Bioactive Compounds

The importance of this class of vegetables lies not only in their contribution to the vitamin and mineral components of the human diet but also in their beneficial effect on human health, which reflects the action of the glucosinolates, a group of secondary metabolites almost exclusively associated with this plant family. The aliphatic glucosinolates have attracted scientific attention, particularly for the anti-carcinogen isothiocyanate sulforaphane, the major breakdown product of glucoraphanin in broccoli.