- chemistry,
mandelonitrile is the
nitrile of
mandelic acid, or the
cyanohydrin derivative of benzaldehyde.
Small amounts of
mandelonitrile occur in the...
- (amygdalase) to give
gentiobiose and L-
mandelonitrile.
Gentiobiose is
further hydrolyzed to give glucose,
whereas mandelonitrile (the
cyanohydrin of benzaldehyde)...
-
glycoside related to amygdalin. Chemically, it is the
glucoside of (R)-
mandelonitrile.
Prunasin is
found in
species in the
genus Prunus such as
Prunus ****onica...
-
enzyme (R)-
mandelonitrile lyase (EC 4.1.2.10, (R)-HNL, (R)-oxynitrilase, (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase)
catalyzes the
chemical reaction mandelonitrile ⇌ {\displaystyle...
-
prepared by the acid-catalysed
hydrolysis of
mandelonitrile,
which is the
cyanohydrin of benzaldehyde.
Mandelonitrile can also be
prepared by
reacting benzaldehyde...
-
enzymes include amygdalin beta-glucosidase,
prunasin beta-glucosidase and
mandelonitrile lyase. In contrast,
although the
flesh of
black cherries also contains...
-
formaldehyde cyanohydrin, is the
simplest cyanohydrin.
acetone cyanohydrin mandelonitrile,
occurs in
small amounts in the pits of some fruits. Amygdalin, a naturally...
- Jerrold; Eisner, Hans E.; Eisner,
Thomas (1976). "Benzoyl
cyanide and
mandelonitrile in the
cyanogenetic secretion of a centipede".
Journal of
Chemical Ecology...
- can
cause disease in fish.
Microbacterium paraoxydans metabolize (RS)-
mandelonitrile to (R)-(-)mandelic acid.
Microbacterium paraoxydans is a
plant growth-promoting...
- sprouts, and cauliflower),
which release nitriles through hydrolysis.
Mandelonitrile, a
cyanohydrin produced by
ingesting almonds or some
fruit pits, releases...
