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Quantification of amygdalin, prunasin, total cyanide and free cyanide in powdered loquat seeds

Tomoya Tanakaa Department of Food Chemicals, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Keisuke Kimuraa Department of Food Chemicals, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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Kimiko Kana Department of Food Chemicals, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshiko Katorib Health and Safety Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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Kumi Michishitaa Department of Food Chemicals, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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Hisako Nakanoa Department of Food Chemicals, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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Takeo Sasamotoa Department of Food Chemicals, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 1503-1509 | Received 17 Feb 2020, Accepted 22 May 2020, Published online: 03 Jul 2020

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