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Biological Activity Cyanogenic

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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
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 2 0
Prunus domestica Plum 1 25, 000
Prunus dulcis Almond 2 85, 050
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 15, 000
Prunus persica Peach 2 70, 000
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 2 113, 524
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 1 0
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 1 3, 160
Pyrus communis Pear 1 0
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 1 0
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 2 2, 100
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 1 617
Taxus baccata Common Yew 1 0
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 0