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Brassica vegetables contain a class of secondary metabolites,the glucosinolates (GS),which determine their characteristic flavor and smell.While some of the respective degradation products of specific GS are recognized as health promoting substances for humans,recent studies also show evidence that namely the 1-methoxy-indol-3-ylmethyl GS might be deleterious by forming characteristic DNA adducts.In order to identify genes involved in indole GS accumulation we initially established the leafy Brassica vegetable pak choi (Brassica rapa ssp.chinensis) as a suitable tool to elicit very high concentrations of 1-methoxy-indol-3-ylmethyl GS by application of methyl jasmonate.