Dhurrin

(S )-4- Hydroxymandelonitril - β -D - glucoside

White solid

200 ° C.

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Dhurrin is a cyanogenic glycoside, which occurs as a defense mechanism in plants. If the plant is injured, created poisonous hydrogen cyanide. It occurs, for example in sorghum and millet young plants. The biosynthesis of dhurrin runs in the plant over the amino acid tyrosine.