Table 2.
Plants containing cyanogenic glycosides
Plant | Genera and species | Main cyanogenic glycosides | Literature |
---|---|---|---|
Grain crops | Wheat (np. Triticum monococcum) Hordeum (Hordeum vulgare) Avena (Avena sativa) Secale (Secale cereale) Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Millet (Eleusine coracana) |
Cycasin Vicianin Sambunigrin Dhurrin |
Vetter (2000) |
Vegetables | Bean (Phaseolus lunatus) Manioc (Manihot esculenta) Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Spinach (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) |
Linamarin Linustatin Lotaustralin |
Ballhorn (2011) |
Fruit | Apple (Malus pumila) Peach (Prunus persica) Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica) Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) Bamboo Shoots (Bambusa arundinacea) Plum (Prunus sp.) Almond |
Prunasin Amygdalin |
Senica et al. (2016) |