Isolation and identification from common vetch of the neurotoxin beta-cyano-L-alanine, a possible factor in neurolathyrism.
D000409:Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D003486:Cyanides / Q000737:chemistry*; D006540:Herbicides; D007842:Lathyrism; D009420:Nervous System / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009498:Neurotoxins; D010944:Plants / Q000633:toxicity*; D033022:Vicia sativa
D003486:Cyanides; D006540:Herbicides; D009498:Neurotoxins; C004631:3-cyanoalanine; D000409:Alanine
CYANIDES/chemistry; LATHYRISM/experimental; NERVOUS SYSTEM/pharmacology; PLANTS/toxicology