Laetrile /La·e·trile/ (la´ĕ-tril) trademark for l -mandelonitrile-β-glucuronic acid, a semisynthetic derivative of amygdalin; it is alleged to have antineoplastic properties. Cf. laetrile.
laetrile /la·e·trile/ amygdalin (l -mandelonitrile-β-gentiobioside) derived from crushed pits of certain fruits, usually apricots, and alleged to have antineoplastic properties. Cf. Laetrile.
Laetrile
laetrile (lāˑ·
·tril),
laetrile
laetrile /la·e·trile/ amygdalin (l -mandelonitrile-β-gentiobioside) derived from crushed pits of certain fruits, usually apricots, and alleged to have antineoplastic properties. Cf. Laetrile.
la·e·trile (l   -trl , -tr l)n. A drug derived from amygdalin from apricot pits and purported to have antineoplastic properties. |
Laetrile
[lā′ətril]
a substance composed primarily of amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside derived from apricot pits. Laetrile has been offered as a cancer medication despite clinical studies by the National Cancer Institute that failed to show benefits from its use. It is claimed that amygdalin is hydrolyzed by enzymes in cancer cells to produce benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide, which kill the cancer cells. It is not FDA approved. Also called vitamin B 17.
laetrile (lāˑ·
·tril),n anticancer treatment used for centuries that became popular in the 1950s. Ernest Krebs, Jr. coined the trade name
Laetrile. Controlled clinical studies have failed to confirm the drug's efficacy. See also amygdalin.
Laetrile. Controlled clinical studies have failed to confirm the drug's efficacy. See also amygdalin.
laetrile
Amygdalin Quackery A cyanide-rich bitter almond, apricot or peach pit extract, claimed to be effective in treating cancer. See Manner cocktail, Tijuana, Unproven methods of cancer management.
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