Cycasin
CAS Number
14901-08-7Synonym
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
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