National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Brussels Sprout
Synonyms

Brussels Sprout

BRUSSELS SPROUT

Definitions

A leafy green vegetable and a member of the Gemmifera group of cabbages that contains high amounts of phytochemicals, with potential chemopreventive activity. Brussels sprouts contain high amounts of the glycosinolate glucobrassicin. Upon consumption of Brussels sprouts, the phytochemicals in the vegetable, and some of their metabolites, are able to induce the expression of various hepatic cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, scavenge free radicals and may inhibit the activation of various signal transduction pathways.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C71998

code

C71998

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C176424

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A leafy green vegetable and a member of the Gemmifera group of cabbages that contains high amounts of phytochemicals, with potential chemopreventive activity. Brussels sprouts contain high amounts of the glycosinolate glucobrassicin. Upon consumption of Brussels sprouts, the phytochemicals in the vegetable, and some of their metabolites, are able to induce the expression of various hepatic cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, scavenge free radicals and may inhibit the activation of various signal transduction pathways.

FDA_UNII_Code

KHX46H31F8

FULL_SYN

Brussels Sprout

BRUSSELS SPROUT

label

Brussels Sprout

Legacy Concept Name

Brussels_Sprout

NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID

789574

PDQ_Closed_Trial_Search_ID

789574

PDQ_Open_Trial_Search_ID

789574

Preferred_Name

Brussels Sprout

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C71998

Semantic_Type

Food

UMLS_CUI

C0330501

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C73795

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