Chemical Properties
A colorless liquid with characteristic garlic odor. Oil-soluble component of garlic
Chemical Properties
clear colorless liquid
Occurrence
Reported found in garlic (Allium sativum L.), onion (Allium cepa L.), nira (Allium tuberosum Rottl.), caucas
(Allium victoralis L.), mustard (Brassica species) and cooked/boiled beef
Definition
ChEBI: Diallyl sulfide is an organic sulfide.
Preparation
From allyl iodide plus potassium sulfide in alcoho
Aroma threshold values
Detection at 0.05 ppb
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 2 ppm: sulfureous, onion–garlic and vegetative radish-like with a slightly hot nuance
Biochem/physiol Actions
Organosulfur compound from garlic that inhibits chemically-induced carcinogenesis in experimental animals. Competitive inhibitor of Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) that, in turn, blocks the activation of several chemcal carcinogens.
Anticancer Research
It is a thioether, found in garlic, inhibits cytochrome P450 IIE1 isoform, and therebysuppresses carcinogenesis (Aggarwal and Shishodia 2004). The consumption ofgarlic provides protection from gastrointestinal cancers and also suppresses theprogression of colorectal adenomas (Hosseini and Ghorbani 2015).