glucoraphanin etymology

English word glucoraphanin comes from English gluco- (Glucose. Sweetness.), English raphanin

Detailed word origin of glucoraphanin

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
gluco- English (eng) Glucose. Sweetness.
raphanin English (eng) (biochemistry) The main sulfur component found in radish seeds of Raphanus sativus and in broccoli and red cabbage.
glucoraphanin English (eng) (biochemistry) A particular glucosinolate found in broccoli and cauliflower; the glucosinolate precursor of sulforaphane.

Words with the same origin as glucoraphanin

Descendants of gluco-
glucoamylase glucocentric glucocerebroside glucodigitoxigenin glucofuranose glucogenesis glucogenic glucohellebrin glucohydrolase glucoincretin glucokinase glucolipid glucometabolic glucometer gluconeogenesis glucopyranose glucoregulation glucoregulatory glucosaccharide glucosensing glucotoxic glucotransferase phosphoglucoisomerase