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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:
Molecular Weight:
457.43
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
249-925-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
66856
MDL number:
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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

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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

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Review: Cyanogenic glycosides

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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G J Strugala et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 35(13), 2123-2128 (1986-07-01)
The intestinal first pass metabolism of amygdalin has been investigated in rat small intestine in vitro. The results show that amygdalin is hydrolyzed to prunasin, essentially in the wall of the proximal jejunum. This specific beta(1-6)hydrolytic cleavage of the terminal
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)
Juan J Perez
Future medicinal chemistry, 5(7), 799-808 (2013-05-09)
Psoriasis is one of the most prevalent immune-mediated illness worldwide. The disease can still only be managed rather than cured, so treatments are aimed at clearing skin lesions and preventing their recurrence. Several treatments are available depending on the extent
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

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