Linamarin
Neurotoxic cyanogenic glycoside / A cyanogenic glycoside defense compound produced by plants and insects.1 Found in cassava.2 Displays neurotoxic effects in rats.2 Induces memory and cognition deficits in rodents.3
Biochemicals & reagents
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1) Jensen et al. (2011), Convergent evolution in biosynthesis if cyanogenic defense compounds in plants; Nat. Commun., 2 273 2) Rivadeneyra et al. (2013), Neurotoxic effect of linamarin in rats associated with cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) consumption; Food Chem. Toxicol., 59 230 3) Kimani et al. (2014), Memory deficits associated with sublethal cyanide poisoning relative to cyanate toxicity in rodents; Metab. Brain Dis., 29 105
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RESEARCH AREA: Neuroscience -- DISEASE AREA: Neurodegeneration