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Dear Prof. Mithen,
your email address was given to me by .....
I have some questions which probably only you can answer.
I recently read a german article (my mother tongue is german as I am from Austria) about the new broccoli crossing which has an increased concentration of sulforaphane.
Altough this information originates from anti cancer research there are several "other people" who can possibly benefit from this information.
You probably know that there exists a genetic malfunction called Gilberts Syndrome which is considered to be symptom-free by school medicine (which is not the case, you can look this up in various internet forums dealing with this subject and can read the appropriate reports by GS sufferers if you want).
This malfunction (a certain encyme called UDP does not work properly) causes several problems in Gilbert Syndrome sufferers, especially a non optimal functioning of the detoxification pathways that "lie below" this system.
The good news is that sulforaphane activates the defective encyme and therefore also the phase 2 detoxification system (which does not work properly in GS sufferers).
For this reason several GS sufferers are currently trying to eat fresh broccoli sprouts as there exists information that fresh sprouts contain 20 - 100 times more sulforaphane than "adult broccoli".
--> What I would like to know - and very many other GS sufferers - are especially the effective dosages so that the UDP and the phase 2 detoxification system gets "boosted" or elevated possibly to the level of a normal person. I suppose this depends on the broccoli species used and the age of the broccoli sprouts. How long do broccoli sprouts last until their sulforaphane levels drop? How "stable" is sulforaphane?
--> Do you have information or do know about studies about the sulforaphane concentration in different broccoli species? I am asking because you usually only get the 08/15 broccoli sprouts and it would be very interesting to know which of them has the highest concentration of sulforaphane.
--> How big are the differences between "regular broccoli" sprouts and the new "super-broccoli" crossing sprouts, are they really so significant that it would be sensible to "homegrow" this particular broccoli species (I was told the exact species name is "Brassica oleracea variety italica", is this correct?)? Where can I get seeds from?
--> I never figured out the relation between the level of glucosinolate in various cruciferous vegetables and the concentration of sulforaphane. When you look at the glucosinalate levels of various cruciferous vegetables they are all comparable, therefore if you only look at the glucosinate levels you could also eat other cabbage vegetables and would not have to stick to brokkoli - but altough their glucosinolate levels are comparable, their sulforaphane levels are completely different as far as I know.
I never figured this out...is there any relation between glucosinolate levels and sulforaphane levels? can you shed some light on this topic?
Ok, these were my questions. If you agree, I will post your answers to my questions in the appropriate GS forums as many people are highly interested in this information there.
Thank you very much for your help in advance, best regards,
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Update:
Hm ich Trottel die wichtigste Frage habe ich natürlich vergessen, habe gerade noch ein zweites Email nachgereicht:
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Hello,
regarding the dosage I forgot to ask the most important question...can you estimate how many grams of broccoli sprouts etc. does one have to eat to get enough sulforaphane to effectively increase the UDP and phase 2 encyme system?
Best regards and thanks,
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