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Sigma-Aldrich

Dhurrin

≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(S)-(β-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetonitrile, (S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile β-D-glucoside

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H17NO7
CAS Number:
499-20-7
Molecular Weight:
311.29
EC Number:
207-878-6
MDL number:
MFCD18632527
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
329748512
NACRES:
NA.25

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

powder or crystals

color

white to light brown

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](O[C@H](C#N)c2ccc(O)cc2)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

InChI

1S/C14H17NO7/c15-5-9(7-1-3-8(17)4-2-7)21-14-13(20)12(19)11(18)10(6-16)22-14/h1-4,9-14,16-20H,6H2/t9-,10-,11-,12+,13-,14-/m1/s1

InChI key

NVLTYOJHPBMILU-YOVYLDAJSA-N

General description

Dhurrin is a cyanogenic glucoside found expressed in the leaves of Sorghum plants. Studies have shown that as the plant ages, dhurrin expression depends are nitrogen availability. Dhurrin production shifts from the leaves to the stems during development.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

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Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Cecilia K Blomstedt et al.
Plant biotechnology journal, 10(1), 54-66 (2011-09-02)
Cyanogenic glucosides are present in several crop plants and can pose a significant problem for human and animal consumption, because of their ability to release toxic hydrogen cyanide. Sorghum bicolor L. contains the cyanogenic glucoside dhurrin. A qualitative biochemical screen
D B Tattersall et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 293(5536), 1826-1828 (2001-07-28)
The entire pathway for synthesis of the tyrosine-derived cyanogenic glucoside dhurrin has been transferred from Sorghum bicolor to Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we document that genetically engineered plants are able to synthesize and store large amounts of new natural products. The
Gina Rosalinda De Nicola et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 59(15), 8065-8069 (2011-06-29)
Cyanogenic plants have some potential as biocidal green manure crops in limiting several soilborne pests and pathogens. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and Sudangrass (Sorghum bicolor subsp. sudanense (P.) Stapf), in fact, contain the cyanogenic glucoside p-hydroxy-(S)-mandelonitrile-β-D-glucoside (dhurrin) as a
Johan Memelink
Trends in plant science, 10(7), 305-307 (2005-06-14)
Metabolic engineering holds great promise as a technique for improving crop plants. However, introducing new metabolic steps can disturb normal metabolism and gene expression, affecting phenotype and quality in undesired ways. Recently, Charlotte Kristensen et al. reported that introducing the
Sang Chul Choi et al.
Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 9(10) (2020-10-23)
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)) Moench is an important food for humans and feed for livestock. Sorghum contains dhurrin which can be degraded into toxic hydrogen cyanide. Here, we report the expression patterns of 14 candidate genes related to dhurrin ((S)-4-Hydroxymandelnitrile-β-D-glucopyranoside)
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