Improved synthesis methods of standards used for quantitative determination of total isothiocyanates from broccoli in human urine

Mette Kristensen, Kirstine Suszkiewicz Krogholm, Hanne Frederiksen, Fritz Duus, Claus Cornett, Susanne H. Bügel, Salka E. Rasmussen

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Abstract

A well-known method for quantification of isothiocyanates (ITCs) and their metabolites is the condensation reaction with 1,2-benzenedithiole to produce 1,3-benzodithiole-2-thione, which can be quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography. Standards of an ITC metabolite and 1,3-benzodithiole-2-thione are required for this assay but are not commercially available. In the present study, we report on an improved synthesis of the ITC metabolite N-acetyl-S-(N-4-methylsulfinylbutylthiocarbamoyl)-L-cysteine and 1,3-benzodithiole-2-thione. The standards were used to quantify the urinary excretion of ITCs from 10 healthy subjects who consumed 350 g broccoli. The excretion was investigated throughout 48 h showing a cumulative urinary ITC excretion of 49.1 +/- 25.2% of the dose.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
Volume852
Issue number1-2
Pages (from-to)229-234
ISSN1570-0232
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Keywords

  • biomarker
  • 1,3-benzodithiole-2-thione
  • synthesis
  • N-acetyl-S-(N-4-methylsulfinylbutylthiocarbamoyl)-L-cysteine
  • isothiocyantes

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