Fortschritte Der Chemie Organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products

by G.W. Beadle and H. Egge W. Bromer

The cyanogenic glycosides, here defined as glycosidic derivatives of iX-hydroxynitriles, represent a rather limited class of natural products, which are widely distributed in the plant kingdom and, to a small ex- tent, even in animals. A characteristic feature of these glycosides is their ability to release hydrocyanic acid on treatment with dilute acids or appropriate enzymes. The term "cyanogenic" is used to designate this property, regardless of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3709171253
• ISBN13: 9783709171257
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 503 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"