| 单词 | hypoglycin a |
| 释义 | > as lemmashypoglycin A Either of two related toxins occurring naturally in the unripe fruit of the ackee, Blighia sapida, typically causing severe vomiting if ingested. More fully hypoglycin A, hypoglycin B.The hypoglycins are amino acids related to lysine and containing a cyclopropane ring. Formulae: (hypoglycin A) C7H11NO2; (hypoglycin B) C12H18N2O5. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > poisons from plants aconitum?a1450 aconite1569 cocculus indicus1591 female-bane1601 timbo1725 Suriname poison1756 ipoh1779 upas1783 tanghin1788 picrotoxin1815 nicotine1817 strychnine1819 vauqueline1819 brucia1820 brucine1820 picrotoxia1823 strychnia1823 digitalin1824 dulcamara1828 conine1829 bikh1830 nicotia1830 atropine1836 menispermia1837 nicotina1838 solanine1838 strychnina1838 tanghicin1838 urari1838 conia1842 conicine1842 amanitine1847 oenanthin1848 menispermine1849 tetanine1857 hyoscyamine1858 barbasco1860 nicotylia1862 antiarin1863 xylostein1864 oleandrin1866 zebra poison1871 andromedotoxin1883 abrin1884 ouabain1888 strophanthus1888 toxiresin1890 manchineel1891 tuba1898 taxine1907 phytotoxin1909 oenanthotoxin1911 hypoglycin1954 1954 C. H. Hassall et al. in Nature 20 Feb. 356/2 There is evidence..that the fruit of Blighia sapida (known in Jamaica as ackee and in Nigeria as isin), a very common article of diet in Jamaica, may contain toxic components... We have found that the seed of the fruit contains two toxic polypeptides which we have named hypoglycin A and hypoglycin B. 1976 Environmental Health Perspectives 14 194/2 Riboflavin protected against the teratogenic effects of both hypoglycine A and boric acid. 1987 N.Y. Times 11 Jan. (Travel section) 32/3 Unripe ackee contains a poison—hypoglycin-a—which disappears when the ripe fruit pops open. 1995 L. Gunst Born Fi' Dead (1996) i. 17 The slave ships brought the first ackee, the bright orange pod that holds its tender yellow fruit in a tight, poisonous embrace until the pod opens and releases the deadly hypoglycin, making the ackee safe to eat. 2006 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 15 Nov. (Food section) 1 Hypoglycin occurs naturally in ackee but falls down to safe levels if the pod is allowed to ripen and open without human interference. < as lemmas |
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