vicine

vicine
A glucoside occurring in akta, a weed that contaminates Lathyrus sativus, and in the common vetch (Vicia sativa), a plant whose fruit is substituted for red lentils; thought by some to be responsible for the symptoms of lathyrism. [Vicia (genus name) + -ine]

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vi·cine (viґsin) a pyrimidine-based glycoside occurring in species of Vicia; in fava beans it is cleaved by an endogenous β-glucosidase to form the toxic compound divicine.

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