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isothiocyanate [‚ī·sə‚thī·ō′sī·ə‚nāt] (organic chemistry) A compound of the type R‒N=C=S, where R may be an alkyl or aryl group; an example is mustard oil. Also known as sulfocarbimide. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Isothiocyanates activate pain-signaling neurons by triggering a cell-surface protein that lets ions into cells, David Julius of University of California, San Francisco and his colleagues report in an upcoming Nature. Mustards' isothiocyanates are similar in composition to the active ingredient in the common synthetic soil fumigant Vapam. maybe, some day, researchers will discover that one or another of them harbors a life-saving phytochemical, perhaps the allium compounds in onions or the isothiocyanates in cabbage. |
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