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macrozamin — noun A toxic substance found in cycads … Wiktionary
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
