A cysteine sulfoxide constituent of garlic that exhibits anti-cancer, anti-microbial, anti-hypertensive, cardioprotective, and anti-oxidant activities; S-allyl-cysteine is oxidized stereospecifically to (+)-alliin by garlic tissue cultures.

L-(+)-Alliin is a cysteine derivative originally found in Allium sativum (garlic); it exhibits anti-inflammatory, neuromodulatory, anti-diabetic, anti-hyperlipidemic, antioxidative, cardioprotective, and anti-angiogenic activities; it is the optically active and orally bioavailable isomer of…