Compounds such as this that produce cyanide when broken down are called "cyanogenic" compounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [10: Food science] Reference

Some cyanogenic compounds are broken down by boiling.    From Wordnik.com.  [10: Food science] Reference

Taste was not a reliable indicator of cyanogenic potential.    From Wordnik.com.  [10: Food science] Reference

These are Thiocynate, Isothiocynate & cyanogenic glucosides.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOITROGENS & ENDEMIC GOITER] Reference

Bitter taste in cassava roots correlates with cyanogenic glucoside.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reader request Week 2007 #2: Coffee, or Lack Thereof « Whatever] Reference

It contains cyanogenic glycosides, which can lead to cyanide poisoning.    From Wordnik.com.  [2: Vegetables and small fruits in the tropics] Reference

It contains cyanogenic glycosides and should not be taken during pregnancy.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE] Reference

Unfortunately the cyanogenic compound in cassava is largely unaffected by boiling.    From Wordnik.com.  [10: Food science] Reference

Dihydroacacipetalin - a new cyanogenic glycoside from Acacia sieberiana var woodii.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 2] Reference

They isolated the cyanogenic compound acacipetalin from A. Iasiopetala and A. hebeclada.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 2] Reference

Differential effects on the cyanogenic glucoside content of fermenting cassava activities.    From Wordnik.com.  [12 Cassava Processing in Africa] Reference

Yet a third problem is that when sorghum grain is germinated, a cyanogenic glucoside is formed.    From Wordnik.com.  [7. Sorghum] Reference

The active ingredients are thought to be phenolic acids and cyanogenic glycosides given off by sorghum's roots.    From Wordnik.com.  [11. Sorghum: Fuel and Utility Types] Reference

"Boiling cassava roots, which is considered minimal processing, reduces the cyanogenic potential by at least half.".    From Wordnik.com.  [10: Food science] Reference

Other antinutritive factors are amylase inhibitors, phytohemaglutinins, cyanogenic glycosides, and perhaps saponins.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Food Use and Nutritive Value] Reference

For example, although chaya leaves contain a cyanogenic compound, the cyanide is driven off by boiling for 5 minutes.    From Wordnik.com.  [10: Food science] Reference

When cyanogenic substrates are broken down under the action of a hydrolyzing enzyme, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is formed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 2] Reference

First, it serves as a means of removing or reducing the potentially toxic cyanogenic glucosides present in fresh cassava.    From Wordnik.com.  [12 Cassava Processing in Africa] Reference

The beans also contain toxic cyanogenic substances which are safely neutralized by boiling them, then discarding the liquid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 9] Reference

In general terms the genus contains two major groups of anti-nutritive factors, cyanogenic glycosides and polyphenolic compounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 2] Reference

Secondly the "worry" itself is cyanogenic to you isn't it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference

B.L.: The biosynthesis of cyanogenic glucosides in higher plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

E. M: Conn, E.E.: The in vitro biosynthesis of dhurrin, the cyanogenic glycoside of Sorghum bicolor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Hösel, W.; Schiel, O.: Biosynthesis of cyanogenic glucosides: in vitro analysis of the glucosylation step.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

By selecting plants that hadn't been chewed up by insects, they may have inadvertently selected ones that were cyanogenic.    From Wordnik.com.  [WUSTL Record: University News] Reference

The cyanogenic glycoside is stored in one compartment of the plant cell and an enzyme that activates it is stored in another compartment.    From Wordnik.com.  [WUSTL Record: University News] Reference

1.14.13.41 Tyrosine N-monooxygenase the biosynthesis of the cyanogenic glucoside dhurrin in Sorghum bicolor (L.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

"The roasting would not detoxify the cyanogenic glycoside dhurrin, which seems to be responsible for its bird resistance.    From Wordnik.com.  [3: Staple crops] Reference

cyanogenic glycosides, 202.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forever Young] Reference