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org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.01.031
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quantification of phenolic compounds of different solvent extracts of black mustard seeds
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the seeds of edible plants: possible function in germ tissue protection. Life Sci 76:3023–3029
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black mustard (Brassica nigra) essential oil when applied by direct addition or vapor phase
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phloem sap of black mustard, Brassica nigra (L.) Koch (Cruciferae). J Chem Ecol 22
(6):1133–1145. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02027950
Monsalve R, Villalba M, Rodríguez R (2001) Allergy to mustard seeds: the importance of 2S
albumins as food allergens. Int Symp Food Allergens 3(2):57–69
Mourato MP, Moreira IN, Leitão I, Pinto FR, Sales JR, Martins LL (2015) Effect of heavy metals in
plants of the genus Brassica. Int J Mol Sci 16(8):17975–17998. https://doi.org/10.3390/
ijms160817975
Ng TB, Ng CCW, Wong JH (2013) Health benefits of Brassica species. In: Lang M
(ed) Brassicaceae: characterization, functional genomics and health benefits. Nova Science
Publishers, New York, pp 1–18
Obi R, Nwanebu F, Ndubuisi U, Orji N (2009) Antibacterial qualities and phytochemical screening
of the oils of Cucurbita pepo and Brassica nigra. J Med Plants Res 3(5):429–432
Pecháček R, Velíšek J, Davídek J (2000) Decomposition of sinigrin by methanol/ammonia/water
treatment in model systems and mustard (Brassica nigra L.) seed meal. Eur Food Res Technol
210(3):196–201. https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00005511
Polasa K, Kumar P, Krishnaswamy K (1994) Effect of Brassica nigra on benzo [a] pyrene
mutagenicity. Food Chem Toxicol 32(8):777–781. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0278-6915(09)
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health. Med Hypotheses 67(4):833–838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2006.03.049
Jahangir M, Kim HK, Choi YH, Verpoorte R (2009) Health-affecting compounds in Brassicaceae.
Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 8(2):31–43. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-4337.2008.00065.x
Jie M, Cheung WM, Yu V, Zhou Y, Tong PH, Ho JW (2014) Anti-proliferative activities of sinigrin
on carcinogen-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. PLoS One 9(10):1–9. https://doi.org/10.1371/
journal.pone.0110145
Kapusta-Duch J, Kopec A, Piatkowska E, Borczak B, Leszczynska T (2012) The beneficial effects
of Brassica vegetables on human health. Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig 63(4):389–395
Kiasalari Z, Khalili M, Roghani M, Sadeghian A (2012) Antiepileptic and antioxidant effect of
Brassica nigra on pentylenetetrazol-induced kindling in mice. Iran J Pharm Res 11
(4):1209–1217
Lako J, Trenerry VC, Wahlqvist M, Wattanapenpaiboon N, Sotheeswaran S, Premier R (2007)
Phytochemical flavonols, carotenoids and the antioxidant properties of a wide selection of Fijian
fruit, vegetables and other readily available foods. Food Chem 101(4):1727–1741. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.01.031
Lee YH, Choo C, Waisundara VY (2015) Determination of the total antioxidant capacity and
quantification of phenolic compounds of different solvent extracts of black mustard seeds
(Brassica nigra). Int J Food Prop 18(11):2500–2507. https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2014.
986331
MacKenzie SL, Blakely JA (1972) Purification and characterization of seed globulins from Brassica
juncea, B. nigra, and B. hirta. Can J Bot 50(9):1825–1834. https://doi.org/10.1139/b72-229
Manchester LC, Tan DX, Reiter RJ, Park W, Monis K, Wenbo Q (2000) High levels of melatonin in
the seeds of edible plants: possible function in germ tissue protection. Life Sci 76:3023–3029
Manohar P, Pushpan R, Rohini S (2009) Mustard and its uses in Ayurveda. Indian J Tradit Knowl 8
(3):400–404
Markose A, Krishnan R, Ramesh M (2016) Management of oral health through ayurvedic methods.
J Dent Appl 3(2):319–321
Mazumder A, Dwivedi A, Du Plessis J (2016) Sinigrin and its therapeutic benefits. Molecules 21
(4):416. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21040416
Mejia-Garibay B, Palou E, Lopez-Malo A (2015) Composition, diffusion, and antifungal activity of
black mustard (Brassica nigra) essential oil when applied by direct addition or vapor phase
contact. J Food Prot 78(4):843–848. https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-485
Merritt SZ (1996) Within-plant variation in concentrations of amino acids, sugar, and sinigrin in
phloem sap of black mustard, Brassica nigra (L.) Koch (Cruciferae). J Chem Ecol 22
(6):1133–1145. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02027950
Monsalve R, Villalba M, Rodríguez R (2001) Allergy to mustard seeds: the importance of 2S
albumins as food allergens. Int Symp Food Allergens 3(2):57–69
Mourato MP, Moreira IN, Leitão I, Pinto FR, Sales JR, Martins LL (2015) Effect of heavy metals in
plants of the genus Brassica. Int J Mol Sci 16(8):17975–17998. https://doi.org/10.3390/
ijms160817975
Ng TB, Ng CCW, Wong JH (2013) Health benefits of Brassica species. In: Lang M
(ed) Brassicaceae: characterization, functional genomics and health benefits. Nova Science
Publishers, New York, pp 1–18
Obi R, Nwanebu F, Ndubuisi U, Orji N (2009) Antibacterial qualities and phytochemical screening
of the oils of Cucurbita pepo and Brassica nigra. J Med Plants Res 3(5):429–432
Pecháček R, Velíšek J, Davídek J (2000) Decomposition of sinigrin by methanol/ammonia/water
treatment in model systems and mustard (Brassica nigra L.) seed meal. Eur Food Res Technol
210(3):196–201. https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00005511
Polasa K, Kumar P, Krishnaswamy K (1994) Effect of Brassica nigra on benzo [a] pyrene
mutagenicity. Food Chem Toxicol 32(8):777–781. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0278-6915(09)
80011-2
208
H. K. S. De Zoysa and V. Y. Waisundara