allicin
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Antimicrobial Effect of ThiosulfinatesAntimicrobial Agent 2021. 5. 23. 22:56
Allicin reacts with –SH groups of cellular proteins. Before, it used to be thought that they could react only with cysteine but not with other amino acids. Because of their –S(O)-S- group, which generally reacts with the SH group of cellular proteins to generate mixed disulfides. However, there are evidence that allicin and other thiosulfinates also react with non –SH amino acids. At this point,..
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Pharmaceutical Effects of Allium sativumPharmacognosy/Allium sativum 2021. 5. 12. 23:12
4 common species of Allium genus are A.sativum(garlic), A. cepa(onion), A. porrum(leek), and A. schoenoprasum(chive). I need to search more about Allium monanthum Maxim.(달래), Allium tuberosum(부추), Allium fistulosum(대파) which are usually consumed a lot in Korea. According to this paper, their common pharmaceutical effects are antimicrobial, antithrombotic, antitumor, hypolipidaemic, antiarthritic..