Chemical subclass

Code:

GLUCO

Name:

Glucosinolates

Chemical class:

Nitrogen-Containing Compounds (excluding Alkaloids)

Comment:

The glucosinolates (or mustard oil glycosides) are a group of bound toxins, like the cyanogenic glycosides (q.v.), wich are not toxic per se but, on enzymatic hydrolysis, release the volatile, evil-smelling, acrid-tasting mustard oils.