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Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology Volume 22, 1984 - Issue 4
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Research Article

The Cyanide Content of Laetrile Preparations, Apricot, Peach and Apple Seeds

Michaela D. Holzbecher Departments of Pathology Victoria General Hospital, Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Michael A. Moss RCMP Crime Detection Laboratory, 3151 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 5L9
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Herman A. Ellenberger Departments of Pathology Victoria General Hospital, Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pages 341-347 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008
 
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Abstract

Laetrile preparations obtained from a cyanide intoxicated patient were analyzed for their cyanide content by a microdiffusion colorimetric procedure. Cyanide was also determined in apricot, peach and apple seeds. The results were compared to those reported in the literature for cyanogenic glycoside containing seeds.

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