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n. - A bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds.

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  • The kernels contain amygdalin, which contains cyanide.
  • Bitter apricot kernels naturally contain a compound called amygdalin, which has the potential to release cyanide when the kernels are ingested.
  • The toxin called amygdalin that is found in almond tree nectar is in fact an evolutionary development intended to give that tree an advantage over others in its surroundings
  • A group of researchers at the Department of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology and the Department of University of Haifa-Oranim speculate that the toxin called...
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