Cycasin

CAS Number

14901-08-7

Synonym

beta-D-Glucopyranoside, ((Z)-methyl-ONN-azoxy) methyl; (Methyl-ONN-azoxy)-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside; beta-D-Glucosyloxyazoxymethane; Methylazoxymethanol glucoside; Methylazoxymethyl-b-D-glucopyranoside

Occurrence/Use

Phytotoxin found in cyads, which grow in many subtropical and tropical parts of the world and used for a starchy staple food in New Guinea and the Moluccas