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لینامارین

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Also known as Phaseolunatin

Linamarin is a cyanogenic glucoside found in the leaves and roots of plants such as cassava, lima beans, and flax. It is a glucoside of acetone cyanohydrin. Upon exposure to enzymes and gut flora in the human intestine, linamarin and its methylated relative lotaustralin can decompose to the toxic chemical hydrogen cyanide; hence food uses of plants that contain significant quantities of linamarin require extensive preparation and detoxification. Ingested and absorbed linamarin is rapidly excreted in the urine and the glucoside itself does not appear to be acutely toxic. Consumption of cassava

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Has part
carbon
Mass
247.105587
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chemical formula
C₁₀H₁₇NO₆
isomeric SMILES
CC(C)(C#N)O[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O1)CO)O)O)O
canonical SMILES
CC(C)(C#N)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O
found in taxon
Lotus corniculatus
has characteristic
bitterness
Commons category
Linamarin
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