The cyanide content of laetrile preparations, apricot, peach and apple seeds

Laetrile preparations obtained from a cyanide intoxicated patient were analyzed for their cyanide content by a microdiffusion colorimetric procedure. Cyanide was also determined in apricot, peach and apple seeds. The results were compared to those reported in the literature for cyanogenic glycoside...

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Published inJournal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology Vol. 22; no. 4; p. 341
Main Authors Holzbecher, M D, Moss, M A, Ellenberger, H A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1984
Subjects
Amygdalin - analysis
Colorimetry - methods
Cyanides - analysis
Diffusion
Drug Contamination - analysis
Fruit
Hydrogen Cyanide - analysis
Microchemistry
Seeds - analysis
Tablets - analysis
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Summary:Laetrile preparations obtained from a cyanide intoxicated patient were analyzed for their cyanide content by a microdiffusion colorimetric procedure. Cyanide was also determined in apricot, peach and apple seeds. The results were compared to those reported in the literature for cyanogenic glycoside containing seeds.
ISSN:0731-3810
DOI:10.3109/15563658408992565