Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Linamarin is a cyanogenic glucoside found in the leaves and roots of plants such as cassava lima beans and flax. It is a glucoside of acetone cyanohydrin. Upon exposure to enzymes and gut flora in the human intestine linamarin and its methylated relative lotaustralin can decompose to the toxic chemical hydrogen cyanide; hence food uses of plants that contain significant quantities of linamarin require extensive preparation and detoxification.
