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What is amygdalin?

What is amygdalin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
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Moreover, when unripe, they contain amygdalin, which is also present in bitter almonds, and are toxic.
Taken orally or as an injection, laetrile is a purified form of amygdalin, a chemical found in lima beans, raw nuts and the pits of many fruits.
Solution of amygdalin mixed with emulsion of sweet almonds developed no smell of bitter almonds if some salicylic acid were added.
This herb contains amygdalin which hydrolizes into benzaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid.
Emulsine has the property of being able to hydrolyse the glucoside amygdalin to glucose, benzaldehyde, and hydrocyanic acid.
The crude oil contains considerable amygdalin and is poisonous, but this is removed during refining.

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