Search results for: HYDROGEN CYANIDE

• Amygdalin: Toxicity, Anticancer Activity and Analytical Procedures for Its Determination in Plant Seeds

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  • E. Jaszczak-Wilke
  • Ż. Polkowska
  • M. Koprowski
  • K. Owsianik
  • A. E. Mitchell
  • P. Bałczewski

  - MOLECULES - Year 2021

  Amygdalin (D-Mandelonitrile 6-O--D-glucosido--D-glucoside) is a natural cyanogenic glycoside occurring in the seeds of some edible plants, such as bitter almonds and peaches. It is a medically interesting but controversial compound as it has anticancer activity on one hand and can be toxic via enzymatic degradation and production of hydrogen cyanide on the other hand. Despite numerous contributions on cancer cell lines, the clinical...

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• Risks related to car fire on innovative Poroelastic Road Surfaces-PERS

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  • B. Świeczko-Żurek
  • J. Ejsmont
  • G. Motrycz
  • P. Stryjek

  - FIRE AND MATERIALS - Year 2015

  To reduce tyre/road noise, the concept of poroelastic road surfaces (PERS) was invented. PERS is a road surface material that is porous, and at the same time, it is flexible because of the substantial amount of rubber granulate content (from 20% to 85%). The rubber and stone particles are bound by polyurethane resin instead of bitumen. It was feared that in case of fire, because of the high content of rubber and polyurethane, there...

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