(R)-prunasin
'(R)-prunasin' is a cyanogenic glycoside related to amygdalin. Chemically, it is the glucoside of (R)-mandelonitrile.
Research
188 papers- Amygdalin, quackery or cure?Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2016
- Content and distribution of prunasin in Perilla frutescens.Journal of natural medicines · 2023
- β-Glucosidase activity in almond seeds.Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB · 2018
- Facile Synthesis of Cyanogen Glycosides (R)-Prunasin, Linamarin and (S)-Heterodendrin.Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry · 1998
- Bitterness in almonds.Plant physiology · 2008
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Natural occurrences
- Sambunigrin
- Biosynthesis
- Overview
- Biosynthesis of (''R'')-prunasin
- Biosynthesis of (''R'')-prunasin in ''Prunus dulcis''
- Biosynthesis of (''R'')-prunasin in ''Eucalyptus cladocalyx''
- Metabolic Pathway Interactions
- Toxicity
- References
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'(R)-prunasin' is a cyanogenic glycoside related to amygdalin. Chemically, it is the glucoside of (R)-mandelonitrile.