title: Hydrolysis of linamarin by intestinal bacteria.
abstract: Linamarin, a cyanogenic glucoside, was hydrolyzed by Escherichia coli and Streptococcus faecalis but not by Clostridium perfringens when these organisms were grown on a glucose or lactose medium.
mesh_terms: D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000378:metabolism*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009570:Nitriles / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009570:Nitriles; C005091:linamarin