Conversion of Apricot Cyanogenic Glycosides to Thiocyanate by Liver and Colon Enzymes

Cyanogenic and non-cyanogenic glycosides from Manihot esculenta.

In addition to lotaustralin and linamarin, a novel cyanogenic glycoside, 2-((6-O-(beta-D-apiofuranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy)-2-met hylbutanenitrile , two novel non-cyanogenic glycosides, (2S)-((6-O-(beta-D-apiofuranosyl)-beta-D- glucopyranosyl)oxy)butane and 2-((6-O-(beta-D-apiofuranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy)propane, and a simple non-cyanogenic glycoside, ethyl beta-D-glucopyranosid...

Cyanogenic Glycosides in Plant Foods

Frequency and distribution of cyanogenic glycosides in Eucalyptus L'Hérit.

In this study approximately 420 of the described species of Eucalyptus were examined for cyanogenesis. Our work has identified an additional 18 cyanogenic species, 12 from living tissues and a further six from herbarium samples. This brings the total of known cyanogenic species to 23, representing approximately 4% of the genus. The taxonomic distribution of the species within the genus is restr...

Enzymatic conversion of cyanide to thiocyanate.

T HE minute amounts of thiocyanate normally present in urine, blood and saliva have stimulated the interest of many workers as to the origin of the cyanide and the pattern of conversion of cyanide to thiocyanate. The problem has toxicologic as well as physiologic importance because of the great toxicity of cyanide. The detoxication of cyanide in the animal body was first demonstrated by S. Lang...

Temporal and spatial variation in cyanogenic glycosides in Eucalyptus cladocalyx.

The release of hydrogen cyanide from endogenous cyanide-containing compounds in plants is an effective herbivore deterrent. We investigated temporal and spatial variations in cyanogenic glycoside concentration in greenhouse-grown seedlings and 6-year-old plantation trees of Eucalyptus cladocalyx F. Muell., which allocates up to 20% of leaf nitrogen to the cyanogenic glycoside, prunasin. The hig...