- (R)-
prunasin is a
cyanogenic glycoside related to amygdalin. Chemically, it is the
glucoside of (R)-mandelonitrile.
Prunasin is
found in
species in the...
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acids Polysaccharides Glucans mannans inulin (8)
Cyanogenic glycosides Prunasin Sesquiterpene lactones (of the
germacranolide type) 11β, 13-dihydrolactucin...
- In enzymology, a
prunasin β-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.118) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction (R)-
prunasin + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
- red
flesh (table).
Papaya seeds also
contain the
cyanogenic substance prunasin. The
green fruit contains papain, a
cysteine protease enzyme used to tenderize...
- \rightleftharpoons } (R)-
prunasin + D-glucose Thus, the two
substrates of this
enzyme are (R)-amygdalin and H2O,
whereas its two
products are (R)-
prunasin and D-glucose...
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Several varieties of p****ion
fruit are rich in polyphenols, and some
contain prunasin and
other cyanogenic glycosides in the peel and juice. P****ion
fruit originates...
- the
presence of water, acts on the two
soluble glucosides amygdalin and
prunasin yielding glucose,
cyanide and the
essential oil of
bitter almonds, which...
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humans seem to have
selected for them.
Examples include amygdalin and
prunasin which are made by the
bitter almond tree;
other species that
produce cyanogenic...
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Mandelonitrile is the
aglycone part of the
cyanogenic glycosides prunasin and amygdalin.
Prunasin can be
hydrolyzed by the
enyzme prunase into
glucose and mandelonitrile...
- a
member of the
genus Prunus, P.
nipponica would contain amygdalin and
prunasin which form
hydrocyanic acid when
combined with water. This acid is poisonous...
