TalantaColorimetryNitrilesAminohydrolasesAmino Acid OxidoreductasesLimit of Detection
Colorimetric determination of the plant toxin β-cyano-l-alanine using a multistep enzyme reaction.
Ludmila Martínková, Romana Příhodová, Lenka Rucká, Michael Kotik, Barbora Křístková, Vladimír Křen, Pavla Bojarová
Published: 202610.1016/j.talanta.2025.129159
Abstract
The non-proteinogenic amino acid β-cyano-l-alanine (AlaCN) is a plant toxin formed during HCN detoxification. The presence of AlaCN and its dipeptide, γ-glutamyl-AlaCN (Glu-AlaCN), in the agriculturally important vetch (Vicia sativa) is a matter of c…
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