| dc.description.abstract | Cyanogenic glycoside contents of certain cultivars of flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) were
examined in course of our study. Cyanogen glycosides are nitrogen-containing secondary
metabolites that are quite common in plants and whose main function is to protect against
certain pathogens during the plant life.
They do not have a direct biological effect in the glycosidic form, however entering into the
animal or human body, the highly toxic HCN will be released enzymatically. Our goal was to
determine the amount of HCN released from the flax seeds (or from seedlings) of some
cultivars, as well as to monitor their changes during the germination. | en_US |
