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Biological Activity Cyanogenic

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ACACIPETALIN not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
AMYGDALIN not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
DHURRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EPILUMICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIPASSIBIFLORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GINNALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HETERODENDRIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LINAMARIN not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
LINUSTATIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LOTAUSTRALIN not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
NEOLINUSTATIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
P-GLUCOSYLOXYMANDELONITRILE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PASSIBIFLORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PASSICOCCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PASSITRIFASCIATIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PRUNASIN not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
SAMBUNIGRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SARMENTOSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TAXIPHYLLIN not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
XERANTHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 2 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 1 1, 400
Carica papaya Papaya 1 0
Crataegus cuneata Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 1 6, 000
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 1 1, 500
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 4, 000
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 0
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 1 14, 000
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 1 0
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 4 20, 480
Macadamia spp Macadamia 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 1 13, 800
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 800, 000
Perilla frutescens Perilla 2 0
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 1 0
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 1 80, 000