Cyanogenic glycoside: Cyanogenic glycosides, cyanoglycosides or cyanogenic heterosides, are very widespread plant toxins (phytotoxins), from the group of glycosides. They consist of a glycoside, i.e. the combination of an alcohol and a carbohydrate (sugar), which additionally bears a nitrile –CN group. The decomposition of the latter by hydrolysis under the effect of certain enzymes releases, among other things, hydrogen cyanide (HCN), a very toxic substance also called...
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