• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.337-341
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• 1995

The effect of time and amount of water by conventional blanching method on the retention minerals in spinach and broccoli was investigated. The vegetables were blanched for 1, 2, 3 and 4 minutes, with 150 $m\ell$, 300 $m\ell$, 450 $m\ell$ of water for every 100 g of raw material. Blanching of spinach showed that Na was reduced remarkably after 2 minute of blanching, the others (K, Fe, Ca, Mg, P, Cu) were gradually decreased as the blanching time increased. Blanching of broccoli showed that the content of minerals were reduced remarkably after 1 minute of blanching. The longer blanching time further reduced the content of minerals. The retention of minerals (Na, K, Fe, Ca, Mg, P, Cu) in spinach and broccoli was reduced gradually as the blanching water increased. The retention rate of minerals were 12.7％ of Na, 37.4％ of K, 37.1％ of Fe, 43.9％ of Ca, 39.0％ of Mg, 53.5％ of P, 56.2％ of Cu in spinach and 21.0％ of Na, 41.3％ of K, 57.8％ of Fe, 38.8％ of Ca, 51.5％ of Mg, 57.7％ of P, 44.4％ of Cu in broccoli for 4 min, with water 450$m\ell$ every 100g of raw material.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.131-138
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• 2016

Analyzing the 13 sort contents of broccoli leaves by using GC/MS, sulforaphane was found in 11 sort of broccoli leaves for the result. After being grinded by the blinder, amount of sulforaphane in broccoli leaves was rapidly raised after thirty minutes and maintained the amount till sixty minutes have passed. Among the parts of broccoli, the root had the most sulforaphane. In freezing temperature, biosythesized sulforaphane maintained longer than in room temperature. However, even in frozen condition, the amount of sulforaphane was reduced to half or less after 3 weeks.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.315-319
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• 2003

Bioactive organosulfur phytochemicals were isolated from fresh broccoli using methlylene chloride as an extract solvent and identified by GC/MSD analyses. Major organosulfur phytochemicals of broccoli extract were found to be isothiocyanates, which constitute 40.42% of total phytochemicals. The isothiocyanates from broccoli extract were identified to be 3-butenyl, 4-methyl thiobutyl, 4-methylthio-3-butenyl, 5-methylthiopentyl, 2-phenylethyl, 3-methyl sulfinyl propyl, and 4-methylsulfinylbutyl isothiocyanates, of which major isothio cyanates were 3 butenyl isothiocyanate and 4-methylsulfinylbutyl isothiocyanate, constituting about 38.55% of total isothiocyanates present in the solvent extract. Also, nitrites, corresponding to products from enzymatic hydrolysis of glucosinolates were identified as 4-methylthiobutyl, 5-methyl thiopentyl, 2-phenylethyl and 4-methylsulfinylbutyl nitrile. In addition, three sulfides were identified as dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl trisulfide and dimethyl tetrasulfide.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 1996.06c
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• pp.918-925
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• 1996

The effect of structured water by dissolution of xenon was examined from the view point of the suppression of both browning and respiratory metabolism of broccoli. The structured water is formed duet to hydrophobic interaction when xenon gas dissolves into water. NMR measurements were carried out to determine proton spin-spin relaxation time, T2, for water. There was a difference in proton T2 between distilled water and structured water. This can be interpreted as the change of water structure. Fro the broccoli cut in half stored for 16 days at 279K, the section color did not change appreciably for the sample whose water was structured by dissolution of xenon whose initial partial pressure was 0.39MPa. In contrast to this, the browning of section surface was observed for the sample stored under the condition of nitrogen gas at the same partial pressure as xenon and for the sample stored under atmospheric condition . These results led to the conclusion that the suppression of b owning by oxidation was due to structured water but not to applied pressure. Adding to this, the water structured by xenon has resulted in suppression of respiratory metabolism of broccoli.

• New Physics: Sae Mulli
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• v.68 no.12
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• pp.1384-1388
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• 2018

The effects of a magnetic field on the germination rate and on chloroplast formation of broccoli were investigated. As a result, germination rate and the growth of broccoli were in the order of experimental group B > experimental group A > control group C. Also, the fluorescence and the amounts of chloroplasts in broccoli were in the order of experimental group A > control group C > experimental group B. Thus, the germination rate and the growth of broccoli depended on the magnetic field and magnetic field treatment can be seen to help chloroplast production and plants development, but the magnetic field can have a more positive effect if its strength is within an appropriate range.

• Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.17-25
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• 2023

Brassica oleracea var. italica (broccoli) is a type of cabbage that contains vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. Consequently, it is used as a potential nutraceutical source for improving human health by reducing oxidative stress and inflammatory responses. Here, the effects of broccoli sprout extract (BSE) on the inflammatory response were investigated through lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory mouse models. First, we found that the BSE obviously reduce NO production in RAW 264.7 cells in response to LPS stimulation in in vitro study. Pretreatment with BSE administration improved sperm motility and testicular cell survivability in LPS-induced endotoxemic mice. Additionally, BSE treatment decreased the levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-a, IL-1β, and IL-6, and COX-2 in testis of LPS-induced endotoxemic mice models. In conclusion, BSE could be a potential nutraceutical for preventing the excessive immune related infertility.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.192-194
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• 2006

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.1140-1148
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• 2017

For the purpose of developing new immunomodulatory agents from broccoli, ethanol extract (BCEE), hot water extract (BCHW), and crude polysaccharide (BCCP) were isolated from broccoli, and their immunomodulatory activities and chemical properties were examined. In the in vitro cytotoxicity analysis, BCHW and BCCP did not affect the growth of tumor cells and normal cells. Murine peritoneal macrophages stimulated with BCCP showed higher production of IL-6, IL-12, and $TNF-{\alpha}$ cytokines than those stimulated with BCHW. Also, BCHW and BCCP did not show proliferation of splenic lymphocytes. In the in vitro assay for intestinal immunomodulatory activities, only BCCP enhanced GM-CSF secretion and the bone marrow cell-proliferating activity via cells in Peyer's patches at $1,000{\mu}g/mL$. Also, BCHW mainly contained 33.7% neutral sugars, such as arabinose, glucose, and galactose, and 30.7% uronic acid, and BCCP consisted of 42.6% neutral sugars, including arabinose, galactose, and glucose, and 50.5% uronic acid. The above results lead us to conclude that crude polysaccharide (BCCP) isolated from broccoli causes considerably high cytokine production in peritoneal macrophages and bone marrow cell proliferation, and the polysaccharide extraction process is indispensable for separation of new immunomodulatory agents from broccoli.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.882-887
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• 1997

Quantitative determination of sulforaphane, S-methylsulfinylbutyl isothiocyanate in 20 cruciferous vegetables of Korean origin was performed. Homogenate of vegetable was extracted with dichloromethane, and the extract, after drying, was subjected to GC/MS analysis, which was based on single ion monitoring (SIM) at m/z 72, 160, 55, 114 and 177. The content of sulforaphane was found to be the highest in the extract of broccoli $(80.2{\sim}617.7\;ppm)$ followed by turnip $(15.4{\sim}23.1\;ppm)$, red cabbage $(9.9{\sim}32.1\;ppm),\;radish\;(5.5{\sim}8.8\;ppm)$ and kale (8 ppm). Among various cultivars of broccoli, broccoli '1243' and broccoli 'Pilgrim' showed higher content of sulforaphane than others. Especially, in the stem of broccoli '1243' and the floret of broccoli 'Pilgrim' the amount of sulforaphane was the highest (>700 ppm). Thus, the content of sulforaphane differed according to the cultivars and the portion of the vegetables.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.759-764
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• 2005

The radical scavenging activity of ethanol, acetone and distilled water extracts of broccoli including leaf, flower, flower plus stem, stem, peel and positive control vitamin C, respectively, were investigated. Each sample under assay condition exhibited free radical scavenging activity (FRSA) toward DPPH radical. Among five samples, S (stem) extracts, F (flower) extracts and L (leaf) extracts of broccoli showed the FRSA in the dot-blot assay. Strong FRSA potential of the ethanol extracts of broccoli revealed at pH $2\~6$ of acid regions and at $60\~80^{\circ}C$. The extracts of green tea and Artermisia were found to have effect against Staphylococcus aureus. Whereas, only the aqueous extracts of broccoli F and FS (flower-stem) of the five extracts marked strong antibacterial activity against Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in high temperature.