Component
Garlic preparation sulfide-releasing assay activity
Garlic preparation sulfide-releasing assay activity. Interpret through the linked study species, preparation, exposure and measured endpoint.
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
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What acts on it
Six-to-ten-minute boiling increased measured sulfide-releasing assay activity relative to other tested preparation times.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary indexed abstract reviewed; full methods, exact concentrations or species-specific attribution remain unextracted unless explicitly stated in the abstract or separately verified publisher text.
- experimental_model
- Crushed-garlic preparation, chemical analyses and cell-based sulfide assay; 3-30-minute time series.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
- limitations
- The time dependence is nonmonotonic; 20-30 minutes reduced these measures. Not clinical superiority of a recipe.
- plain_language
- Six-to-ten-minute boiling increased measured sulfide-releasing assay activity relative to other tested preparation times.
- primary_references
- Boiling enriches the linear polysulfides and the hydrogen sulfide-releasing activity of garlic. | 2017 | DOI 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.10.076 | PMID 27979174 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27979174/ | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.10.076
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference lines 25-25; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.
Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 25–25
Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Crushed-garlic preparation, chemical analyses and cell-based sulfide assay; 3-30-minute time series. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source
**Heating changes the mixture.** In crushed garlic, boiling for six to ten minutes increased measured linear allyl polysulfides and sulfide-releasing activity in the study's assay; twenty to thirty minutes reduced these measures. This concerns transformation products and assay conditions, so it can coexist with loss of alliinase or intact allicin. Different chemical endpoints are not automatically contradictory. [Tocmo 2017](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27979174/)
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