macrozamin

macrozamin
A toxic substance found in cycads.

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  • macrozamin — mac·ro·zam·in (mak″ro zamґin) a toxic principle from the seeds and leaves of species of the zamia family of palms. In humans it is neoplastic to the liver, kidneys, intestine, and lungs after hydrolysis by intestinal bacteria and yields the …   Medical dictionary

  • macrozamin —   Toxic MAM glycoside found only in cycad tissue; methylazoxymethanol . primeveroside.   See also cycasin …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • Cycas — Cy·cas (siґkəs) a genus of palms (family Palmae) found on Guam and other islands of the South Pacific. C. circinaґlis L. and C. revoluґtus Thumb. have seeds that were formerly used as part of the diet on Guam and contain toxic glycosides… …   Medical dictionary

  • Macrozamia — Mac·ro·za·mia (mak″ro zamґe ə) a genus of zamia palms that contain macrozamin and other toxic glycosides; animals eating them may develop hepatotoxicity, spinal cord degeneration, and cancer, and ruminants get the condition called… …   Medical dictionary

  • methylazoxymethanol — meth·yl·az·oxy·meth·a·nol (meth″əl əz ok″se methґə nol) a substance that is formed after hydrolysis of cycasin or macrozamin by intestinal bacteria and is carcinogenic to the liver, kidneys, intestine, and lungs …   Medical dictionary

  • Zamia — Za·mia (zaґme ə) a genus of zamia palms whose leaves and seeds contain macrozamin and other toxic glycosides and cause hepatotoxicity, spinal cord degeneration, and cancer. See also zamia staggers, under staggers …   Medical dictionary

  • zamia — za·mia (zaґme ə) 1. a poisonous cycad palm of genus Zamia, Macrozamia, or related genera; these trees contain toxic glycosides such as macrozamin. 2. misnomer for any cycad. See also zamia staggers, under staggers …   Medical dictionary

  • azoxyglycoside —   Toxic molecule specific to cycads, e.g. cycasin or macrozamin …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • cycasin —   Toxic MAM glycoside found only in cycad tissue; methylazoxymethanol . D glucopyranoside.   See also macrozamin …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • MAM —   Methylazoxymethanol, the toxic compound found as its glycoside in cycasin, macrozamin, and structurally related compounds in cycad tissues …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

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