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. 2017 May 16;24(19):15929–15948. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-9081-7

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)