GRADE & PURITYAnalytical standard?Analytical standard — certified-purity material for quantitative calibration. Use to prepare calibration standards and validate analytical methods.≥98%
Alliin is a cysteine sulfoxide constituent of garlic that is converted by alliinase to allicin, which imparts its pungent aroma and flavor. Alliin exhibits anti-cancer, anti-microbial, anti-hypertensive, cardioprotective, and anti-oxidant activities. S-allyl-cysteine is oxidized stereospecifically to (+)-alliin by garlic tissue cultures. A orally acyclic nucleoside
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as l-alpha-amino acids. These are alpha amino acids which have the L-configuration of the alpha-carbon atom.
External Descriptors
non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid
1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.
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