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Amygdalin is classified as a cyanogenic glycoside, because each amygdalin molecule includes a nitrile group, which can be released as the toxic cyanide anion by the action of a beta-glucosidase. Eating amygdalin will cause it to release cyanide in the human body, and may lead to cyanide poisoning.
Cyanide poisoning is a type of chemical poisoning that occurs when cyanide ions are introduced into the body. Cyanide ions disrupt cellular respiration at the mitochondrial level, by inhibiting an enzyme called cytochrome C oxidase.
Cyanide wordt gebruikt in galvanisatiebaden voor depositie van koper en zilver en bij een aantal chemische synthesen van grondstoffen voor kunststoffen. Cyanide zorgde in 1978 voor de verplichte zelfmoord van meer dan 900 leden van Peoples Temple in Guyana. Abrikozenpitten en amandelpitten bevatten van nature cyanogene glycosiden.
All the bodies bore signs of cyanide poisoning, which can - in certain doses - kill within minutes. Their lips and nails had turned dark purple indicating a lack of oxygen, ...
Jolly Joseph, a mother and wife, was accused of poisoning six members of her family, including her first husband, with cyanide-laced food. She allegedly did this to inherit the family property and to marry her lover, who was her husband’s cousin. [4]
In total 909 individuals died in Jonestown itself, all but two from apparent cyanide poisoning, a significant number of whom were injected against their will, in an event termed "revolutionary suicide" by Jones and some Peoples Temple members on an audio tape of the event, and in prior recorded discussions.
Carbon monoxide poisoning typically occurs from breathing in carbon monoxide (CO) at excessive levels. Symptoms are often described as "flu-like" and commonly include headache, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion.
