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Also known as raphanin (stereochemistry undefined), sulforaphen, sulforaphene

Raphanin is the main sulfur component found in radish seeds of Raphanus sativus and is also found in broccoli and red cabbage. It was first described in 1947.

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Mass
175.012555908
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chemical formula
C₆H₉NOS₂
canonical SMILES
S=C=N/CC\C=C\S(=O)C
found in taxon
Raphanus sativus
isomeric SMILES
CS(=O)/C=C/CCN=C=S

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Raphanin is the main sulfur component found in radish seeds of Raphanus sativus and is also found in broccoli and red cabbage. It was first described in 1947.

==Basic research== In vitro, raphanin inhibits some fungi and various bacteria including Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus and Escherichia coli.

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