Amygdalin in bitter and sweet seeds of apricots
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Tarih
2014
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Yayıncı
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) poisoning due to amygdalin (AMY) in apricot seeds is one of the public health issues in Turkey. The aim of this study was to investigate the AMY content of 13 different apricot seeds including bitter and sweet ones, and which are either sulfurized or roasted. The AMY content was determined by a high-performance liquid chromatography. Release of HCN was predicted and total amount of seeds which can cause poisoning was calculated. The mean AMY content of bitter seeds was 26 +/- 14 mg g(-1) and that of sweet seeds was 0.16 +/- 0.09 mg g(-1). The consumption of small amounts of bitter seeds may cause cyanide poisoning.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
poisoning, HPLC, apricot, cyanide, amygdalin
Kaynak
Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
96
Sayı
10
