A simple method for the determination of 5-vinyloxazolidine-2-thione in rapeseed meal

Abstract

5-Vinyloxazolidine-2-thione (VOT), a goitrogenic substance occurring in plants of the family Cruciferae, was found to catalyze the reduction of iodine by azide ion, the consumption of iodine being proportional to the amount of VOT. Based on these observations, a sensitive, titrimetric method of VOT determination was developed. The new method obviates the necessity of VOT extraction from the aqueous phase with organic solvents. Sensitivity and accuracy of titrimetric determination of VOT are comparable with those of spectrophotometric procedures.