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This review, from William M. B. Edmands, Nigel J. Gooderham, Elaine Holmes and Stephen C. Mitchell of Imperial College London, summarises the available information regarding the amino acid derivative S-methyl-L-cysteine sulphoxide (SMCSO), which can be found in many vegetables considered beneficial to human health.

Included in the discussion:

• Its occurrence and distribution

• Its biosynthesis in plants

• Its metabolism in mammals and microorganisms

• Its chemoprotective activity; including its chemoprotective activity, anti-diabetic and cardiovascular effects

Mitchell et al. hope that this review will act as a catalyst to stimulate greater scrutiny of this important amino acid derivative, which they say has surprisingly not received as much as it should have considering its abundance and wide distribution.

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S-Methyl-L-cysteine sulphoxide: the Cinderella phytochemical?
William M. B. Edmands, Nigel J. Gooderham, Elaine Holmes and Stephen C. Mitchell