amygdalin /amyg·da·lin/ (-lin) a glycoside (l -mandelonitrile-β-gentiobioside) found in bitter almonds and other members of the same family; it is split enzymatically into glucose, benzaldehyde, and hydrocyanic acid. See also Laetrile and laetrile.
amygdalin.
amygdalin (
·migˑ·d·lin),
amygdalin
a·myg·da·lin ( -m g d-ln)n. A glycoside found in seeds and other plant parts of many members of the rose family, such as kernels of the apricot, peach, and bitter almond. Also called amygdaloside. |
amygdalin.
See Laetrile.
amygdalin (
·migˑ·d·lin),n drug derived from fruit pits and used as an anticancer medication under the name Laetrile. See also laetrile.
amygdalin
the cyanogenetic glycoside in bitter almonds.
amygdalin
A β-cyanogenic glycoside structurally related to the semisynthetic laetrile, derived from the seeds of certain fruits. See Laetrile.
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