The cyanide content of laetrile preparations, apricot, peach and apple seeds.
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.
D000678:Amygdalin / Q000032:analysis*; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods; D003486:Cyanides / Q000032:analysis*; D004058:Diffusion; D004340:Drug Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D005638:Fruit; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide / Q000032:analysis; D008832:Microchemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000032:analysis*; D013607:Tablets / Q000032:analysis
D003486:Cyanides; D013607:Tablets; D000678:Amygdalin; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide