About the Authors

Maria Traka

Affiliation Phytochemicals and Health Programme, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom

Amy V. Gasper

Affiliation Phytochemicals and Health Programme, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom

Antonietta Melchini

Affiliations Phytochemicals and Health Programme, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom, Department Farmaco-Biologico, School of Pharmacy, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

James R. Bacon

Affiliation Phytochemicals and Health Programme, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom

Paul W. Needs

Affiliation Phytochemicals and Health Programme, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom

Victoria Frost

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom

Andrew Chantry

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom

Alexandra M. E. Jones

Affiliation The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom

Catharine A. Ortori

Affiliation Centre for Analytical Bioscience, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

David A. Barrett

Affiliation Centre for Analytical Bioscience, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Richard Y. Ball

Affiliation Department of Histopathology/Cytopathology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom

Robert D. Mills

Affiliation Department of Histopathology/Cytopathology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom

Richard F. Mithen

Richard.Mithen@bbsrc.ac.uk

Affiliation Phytochemicals and Health Programme, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

Richard Mithen is a co-inventor on patents (US:6340784 and Europe P1069819B1) associated with high glucosinolate broccoli.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RM MT. Performed the experiments: MT AG AM JB VF AJ CO. Analyzed the data: DB RM MT AG AM PN VF AC AJ CO RB RM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AC. Wrote the paper: RM MT.