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10050

Amygdalin

BioXtra, ≥97.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

D-Mandelonitrile 6-O-β-D-glucosido-β-D-glucoside, D-Mandelonitrile-β-gentiobioside, Amygdaloside, Laetrile

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H27NO11
CAS Number:
29883-15-6
Molecular Weight:
457.43
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
57646792
EC Number:
249-925-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
66856
MDL number:
MFCD00006598

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Product Name

Amygdalin, BioXtra, ≥97.0% (HPLC)

InChI key

XUCIJNAGGSZNQT-SWRVSKMJSA-N

InChI

1S/C20H27NO11/c21-6-10(9-4-2-1-3-5-9)30-20-18(28)16(26)14(24)12(32-20)8-29-19-17(27)15(25)13(23)11(7-22)31-19/h1-5,10-20,22-28H,7-8H2/t10?,11-,12-,13-,14-,15+,16+,17-,18-,19-,20-/m1/s1

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](OC[C@H]2O[C@@H](OC(C#N)c3ccccc3)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

biological source

synthetic

product line

BioXtra

assay

≥97.0% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D −39±2°, c = 2% in H2O

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

loss

≤7.5% loss on drying, 110 °C

color

white to off-white

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear to very faintly turbid, colorless (hot)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤300 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤30 mg/kg
Cd: ≤5 mg/kg
Co: ≤5 mg/kg
Cr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
K: ≤300 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Mn: ≤5 mg/kg
Na: ≤50 mg/kg
Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

Quality Level

200

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Application

Amygdalin, a cyanide containing glycoside, may be used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize enzymes such as maltase(s), emulsin(s) and β-glucosidase(s).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cyanogenic glycoside that is a component of bitter almonds and apricot pits. There is no scientific evidence that amygdalin itself is an effective anti-cancer agent. Recent studies using β−glucoside linked to a tumor-associated monoclonal antibody to release cyanide at the tumor cell has shown significant cytotoxicity.

Other Notes

Review: Cyanogenic glycosides
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GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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E.E. Conn
Int. Rev. Biochem. (Biochemistry of Nutrition 1A, A. Neuberger, T.H. Jukes, eds., 27, 21-21 (1979)
Amygdalin (Laetrile) and veterinary medicine.
D W Macy
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 171(3), 284-286 (1977-08-01)
Yu Chen et al.
Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology, 35(1), 43-51 (2012-11-10)
Amygdalin, a naturally occurring substance, has been suggested to be efficacious as an anticancer substance. The effect of amygdalin on cervical cancer cells has never been studied. In this study, we found that the viability of human cervical cancer HeLa
Claudia Cervellati et al.
Journal of biotechnology, 159(4), 312-319 (2011-09-24)
In apricot the bitter flavor of seeds is determined by the amount of amygdalin, a cyanogenic glucoside whose cleavage by endogenous enzymes, upon seed crushing, releases toxic hydrogen cyanide. The presence of such a poisonous compound is an obstacle to
Stefania Milazzo et al.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, (11)(11), CD005476-CD005476 (2011-11-11)
Laetrile is the name for a semi-synthetic compound which is chemically related to amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside from the kernels of apricots and various other species of the genus Prunus. Laetrile and amygdalin are promoted under various names for the
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