Vicianin
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| Names | |
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|  IUPAC name
 (2R)-2-phenyl-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxyacetonitrile  | |
|  Other names
 (R)-vicianin 6-O-arabinopyranosylglucopyranoside ß-Vicianoside  | |
| Identifiers | |
|  155-57-7  | |
| Jmol 3D model | Interactive image | 
| PubChem | 656493 | 
 
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| Properties | |
| C19H25O10 | |
| Molar mass | 427.40 g/mol | 
| Related compounds | |
|   Related compounds  | 
amygdalin | 
|   Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).  | |
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| Infobox references | |
Vicianin is a cyanogenic disaccharide.
The enzyme vicianin beta-glucosidase uses (R)-vicianin and H2O to produce mandelonitrile and vicianose. It is found in seeds of Vicia angustifolia.[1]
References
- ↑ Vicianin Hydrolase is a Novel Cyanogenic ß-Glycosidase Specific to ß-Vicianoside (6-O--L-Arabinopyranosyl-ß-D-Glucopyranoside) in Seeds of Vicia angustifolia. Young Ock Ahn1, Hiromichi Saino, Masaharu Mizutani, Bun-ichi Shimizu and Kanzo Sakata, Plant and Cell Physiology 2007 48(7):938-947; doi:10.1093/pcp/pcm065
 
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