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Cycasin

Known as: (Methyl-ONN-azoxy)methyl beta-D-Glucopyranoside, Methylazoxymethanol beta-D-Glucoside, Cycasin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Carcinogenic and neurotoxic glycoside occurring in a number of plant species, including Cycas revoluta.
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methylazoxymethyl-beta-D-glucosiduronic acid

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2014
2014
Interface modification of clay and graphene platelets reinforced epoxy nanocomposites: a comparative study
The interface between the matrix phase and dispersed phase of a composite plays a critical role in influencing its properties… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Potential role of environmental genotoxic agents in diabetes mellitus and neurodegenerative diseases.
Review
1995
Review
1995
Directly toxic effects of plant chemicals which may occur in human and animal foods.
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are among the most significant plant chemicals causing disease in animals and humans. After absorption… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Mutagenic activity of promutagens in plants: indirect evidence of their activation.
1984
1984
Methylazoxymethanol microencephaly in rats: neurochemical characterization and behavioral studies with the nootropic oxiracetam.
The administration of methylazoxymethanol (MAM) to pregnant rats induced a marked reduction in the weight of the offspring's… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
A practical procedure for testing DNA damage in vivo, proposed for a pre-screening of chemical carcinogens.
1969
1969
Cycasin: Detection of Associated Mutagenic Activity in vivo
Cycasin and its lagycone, methylazoxymethanol, increase the mutant frequency of Salmonella typhimurium histidine auxotrophs when… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Transplacental Chemical Induction of Microencephaly in Two Strains of Rats. I
Summary An experimental model for successful chemical induction of microencephaly is described. Methylazoxymethanol, the aglycone… 
1967
1967
Induction of a Neurological Disorder by Cycasin in Mice
SINCE an unusually high incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurological disease, was found on the island of Guam by… 
1965
1965
Cycasin: Radiomimetic Effect
Cycasin, methylazoxy-methanol-β-glucoside, a carcinogenic compound that occurs naturally in cycad plants, induces chromosome… 
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