| 11. | Emulsin also decomposes amygdalin directly into these compounds without the intermediate formation of mandelic nitrile glucoside.
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| 12. | Amygdalin ( Laetrile ) is a toxic drug that is not effective as a cancer treatment ".
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| 13. | Together with the related synthetic compound laetrile, amygdalin has been marketed as an alternative cancer treatment.
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| 14. | For example, the seeds of many edible fruits and nuts contain cyanogenic glycosides such as amygdalin.
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| 15. | The U . S . Food and Drug Administration prohibited the interstate shipment of amygdalin and laetrile in 1977.
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| 16. | The first glycoside ever identified was amygdalin, by the French chemists Antoine Boutron-Charlard, in 1830.
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| 17. | Apple Seeds are known to contain amygdalin, a compound that degrades into HCN or Hydrogen Cyanide when metabolized.
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| 18. | On average, bitter apricot kernels contain about 5 % amygdalin and sweet kernels about 0.9 % amygdalin.
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| 19. | On average, bitter apricot kernels contain about 5 % amygdalin and sweet kernels about 0.9 % amygdalin.
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| 20. | The systematic name of this enzyme class is "'amygdalin beta-D-glucohydrolase " '.
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