(R)-prunasin is a cyanogenic glycoside related to amygdalin. Chemically, it is the glucoside of (R)-mandelonitrile. Prunasin is found in species in the...
14 KB (1,332 words) - 16:37, 5 January 2024
In enzymology, a prunasin β-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.118) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction (R)-prunasin + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
1 KB (95 words) - 15:36, 26 August 2023
acids Polysaccharides Glucans mannans inulin (8) Cyanogenic glycosides Prunasin Sesquiterpene lactones (of the germacranolide type) 11β, 13-dihydrolactucin...
8 KB (806 words) - 06:36, 2 September 2024
Mandelonitrile is the aglycone part of the cyanogenic glycosides prunasin and amygdalin. Prunasin can be hydrolyzed by the enyzme prunase into glucose and mandelonitrile...
4 KB (202 words) - 20:57, 1 November 2024
humans seem to have selected for them. Examples include amygdalin and prunasin which are made by the bitter almond tree; other species that produce cyanogenic...
16 KB (1,893 words) - 04:59, 27 August 2024
glycoside derived from the aromatic amino acid phenylalanine. Amygdalin and prunasin are common among plants of the family Rosaceae, particularly the genus...
33 KB (3,389 words) - 15:52, 3 November 2024
Several varieties of passion fruit are rich in polyphenols, and some contain prunasin and other cyanogenic glycosides in the peel and juice. Purple passion fruit...
7 KB (782 words) - 22:34, 27 October 2024
glycosides Nitrogen-containing 60 Amygdalin, Dhurrin, Linamarin, Lotaustralin, Prunasin Glucosinolates Nitrogen-containing 100 Alkamides Nitrogen-containing 150...
23 KB (2,992 words) - 02:08, 11 November 2023
\rightleftharpoons } (R)-prunasin + D-glucose Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are (R)-amygdalin and H2O, whereas its two products are (R)-prunasin and D-glucose...
2 KB (181 words) - 13:09, 26 August 2023
red flesh (table). Papaya seeds also contain the cyanogenic substance prunasin. The green fruit contains papain, a cysteine protease enzyme used to tenderize...
35 KB (3,799 words) - 03:49, 31 October 2024