). Broccoli contains high levels of
glucoraphanin and glucobrassicin, the hydrolysis of which produce
sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol under the action of myrosinase.
Both sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol are major anticancer
isothiocyanates responsible for the protective effects
against cancer by inducing the detoxification phase 2 enzymes in
anticarcinogenetic metabolism