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Identification of N-Acetyl-S-(3-Cyano-2-(Methylsulfanyl)Propyl-Cysteine as a Major Human Urine Metabolite from the Epithionitrile 1-Cyano-2,3-Epithiopropane, the Main Glucosinolate Hydrolysis Product from Cabbage

Brassica vegetables such as cabbage or pak choi contain alkenyl glucosinolates which can release epithionitriles and to a lesser degree isothiocyanates upon enzymatic hydrolysis. Here, for the first time, the metabolism of an epithionitrile was investigated in humans, namely 1-cyano-2,3-epithiopropa...

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Autores principales: Hanschen, Franziska S., Baldermann, Susanne, Brobrowski, Adrian, Maikath, Andrea, Wiesner-Reinhold, Melanie, Rohn, Sascha, Schreiner, Monika
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6521188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31018609
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11040908
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author Hanschen, Franziska S.
Baldermann, Susanne
Brobrowski, Adrian
Maikath, Andrea
Wiesner-Reinhold, Melanie
Rohn, Sascha
Schreiner, Monika
author_facet Hanschen, Franziska S.
Baldermann, Susanne
Brobrowski, Adrian
Maikath, Andrea
Wiesner-Reinhold, Melanie
Rohn, Sascha
Schreiner, Monika
author_sort Hanschen, Franziska S.
collection PubMed
description Brassica vegetables such as cabbage or pak choi contain alkenyl glucosinolates which can release epithionitriles and to a lesser degree isothiocyanates upon enzymatic hydrolysis. Here, for the first time, the metabolism of an epithionitrile was investigated in humans, namely 1-cyano-2,3-epithiopropane (CETP). After consumption of Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba and Brassica carinata sprouts, the main urinary metabolite of CETP was identified as N-acetyl-S-(3-cyano-2-(methylsulfanyl)propyl-cysteine using an UHPLC-ESI-QToF-MS approach and synthesis of the metabolite. This urinary epithionitrile metabolite is an S-methylated mercapturic acid. No other metabolites were detected. Then, in a preliminary pilot experiment the excretion kinetics of CETP were investigated in three volunteers. After consumption of a B. carinata sprout preparation containing 50.8 µmol of CETP, urinary N-acetyl-S-(3-cyano-2-(methylsulfanyl)propyl-cysteine concentrations were the highest three hours after consumption, ranging from 23.9 to 37.2 µM, and declined thereafter. Thus, epithionitriles are bioavailable compounds that are metabolized similarly to isothiocyanates by the mercapturic acid pathway. In the future, more epithionitrile metabolites should be identified and the pharmacokinetics of these important class of dietary compounds should be assessed in more detail.
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spelling pubmed-65211882019-05-31 Identification of N-Acetyl-S-(3-Cyano-2-(Methylsulfanyl)Propyl-Cysteine as a Major Human Urine Metabolite from the Epithionitrile 1-Cyano-2,3-Epithiopropane, the Main Glucosinolate Hydrolysis Product from Cabbage Hanschen, Franziska S. Baldermann, Susanne Brobrowski, Adrian Maikath, Andrea Wiesner-Reinhold, Melanie Rohn, Sascha Schreiner, Monika Nutrients Communication Brassica vegetables such as cabbage or pak choi contain alkenyl glucosinolates which can release epithionitriles and to a lesser degree isothiocyanates upon enzymatic hydrolysis. Here, for the first time, the metabolism of an epithionitrile was investigated in humans, namely 1-cyano-2,3-epithiopropane (CETP). After consumption of Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba and Brassica carinata sprouts, the main urinary metabolite of CETP was identified as N-acetyl-S-(3-cyano-2-(methylsulfanyl)propyl-cysteine using an UHPLC-ESI-QToF-MS approach and synthesis of the metabolite. This urinary epithionitrile metabolite is an S-methylated mercapturic acid. No other metabolites were detected. Then, in a preliminary pilot experiment the excretion kinetics of CETP were investigated in three volunteers. After consumption of a B. carinata sprout preparation containing 50.8 µmol of CETP, urinary N-acetyl-S-(3-cyano-2-(methylsulfanyl)propyl-cysteine concentrations were the highest three hours after consumption, ranging from 23.9 to 37.2 µM, and declined thereafter. Thus, epithionitriles are bioavailable compounds that are metabolized similarly to isothiocyanates by the mercapturic acid pathway. In the future, more epithionitrile metabolites should be identified and the pharmacokinetics of these important class of dietary compounds should be assessed in more detail. MDPI 2019-04-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6521188/ /pubmed/31018609 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11040908 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Communication
Hanschen, Franziska S.
Baldermann, Susanne
Brobrowski, Adrian
Maikath, Andrea
Wiesner-Reinhold, Melanie
Rohn, Sascha
Schreiner, Monika
Identification of N-Acetyl-S-(3-Cyano-2-(Methylsulfanyl)Propyl-Cysteine as a Major Human Urine Metabolite from the Epithionitrile 1-Cyano-2,3-Epithiopropane, the Main Glucosinolate Hydrolysis Product from Cabbage
title Identification of N-Acetyl-S-(3-Cyano-2-(Methylsulfanyl)Propyl-Cysteine as a Major Human Urine Metabolite from the Epithionitrile 1-Cyano-2,3-Epithiopropane, the Main Glucosinolate Hydrolysis Product from Cabbage
title_full Identification of N-Acetyl-S-(3-Cyano-2-(Methylsulfanyl)Propyl-Cysteine as a Major Human Urine Metabolite from the Epithionitrile 1-Cyano-2,3-Epithiopropane, the Main Glucosinolate Hydrolysis Product from Cabbage
title_fullStr Identification of N-Acetyl-S-(3-Cyano-2-(Methylsulfanyl)Propyl-Cysteine as a Major Human Urine Metabolite from the Epithionitrile 1-Cyano-2,3-Epithiopropane, the Main Glucosinolate Hydrolysis Product from Cabbage
title_full_unstemmed Identification of N-Acetyl-S-(3-Cyano-2-(Methylsulfanyl)Propyl-Cysteine as a Major Human Urine Metabolite from the Epithionitrile 1-Cyano-2,3-Epithiopropane, the Main Glucosinolate Hydrolysis Product from Cabbage
title_short Identification of N-Acetyl-S-(3-Cyano-2-(Methylsulfanyl)Propyl-Cysteine as a Major Human Urine Metabolite from the Epithionitrile 1-Cyano-2,3-Epithiopropane, the Main Glucosinolate Hydrolysis Product from Cabbage
title_sort identification of n-acetyl-s-(3-cyano-2-(methylsulfanyl)propyl-cysteine as a major human urine metabolite from the epithionitrile 1-cyano-2,3-epithiopropane, the main glucosinolate hydrolysis product from cabbage
topic Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6521188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31018609
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11040908
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