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An automated procedure for the estimation of thiocyanate in forage kale
Author(s) -
Gosden Anthony F.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740290704
Subject(s) - thiocyanate , forage , myrosinase , analyser , chemistry , chromatography , food science , botany , biochemistry , biology , glucosinolate , brassica
A rapid automated colorimetric method of estimating the thiocyanate ion released from forage brassicae is described. The freeze‐dried kale sample is treated with a buffered myrosinase solution and the extract analysed for thiocyanate ion on a continuous flow analyser incorporating dialysis.