A team from Chiba University, RIKEN and Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co. has found that stereoselective S-oxidation during the biosynthesis of S-allyl-l-cysteine sulfoxide (alliin) in garlic is catalyzed by a flavin-containing monooxygenase
JST news release, August 3, 2015
Japanese team identifies flavin-containing S- oxidation enzyme involved in the alliin biosynthesis of garlic