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Nitriles

Known as: NITRILE, Nitriles [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Organic compounds containing the -CN radical. The concept is distinguished from CYANIDES, which denotes inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE.

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2009
2009
Nitrile-specifier proteins involved in glucosinolate hydrolysis in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Glucosinolates are plant secondary metabolites present in Brassicaceae plants such as the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana… (More)
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2009
2009
The genetic basis of constitutive and herbivore-induced ESP-independent nitrile formation in Arabidopsis.
Glucosinolates are a group of thioglucosides that are components of an activated chemical defense found in the Brassicales. Plant… (More)
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2004
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2004
Successful herbivore attack due to metabolic diversion of a plant chemical defense.
Plants protect themselves against herbivory with a diverse array of repellent or toxic secondary metabolites. However, many… (More)
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2003
2003
Alkyl amides and nitriles as novel tracers for biomass burning.
The occurrence of n-alkanoic acids, amides, and nitriles in samples of aerosol particulate matter from Kuala Lumpur and Santiago… (More)
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2003
2003
Characterisation of nitrilase and nitrile hydratase biocatalytic systems
Biocatalytic transformations converting aromatic and arylaliphatic nitriles into the analogous related amide or acid were… (More)
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2001
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2001
The Arabidopsis epithiospecifier protein promotes the hydrolysis of glucosinolates to nitriles and influences Trichoplusia ni herbivory.
Glucosinolates are anionic thioglucosides that have become one of the most frequently studied groups of defensive metabolites in… (More)
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2001
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2001
Estrogen receptor-beta potency-selective ligands: structure-activity relationship studies of diarylpropionitriles and their acetylene and polar analogues.
Through an effort to develop novel ligands that have subtype selectivity for the estrogen receptors alpha (ERalpha) and beta… (More)
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2001
2001
Preparation of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles from nitriles in water.
The addition of sodium azide to nitriles to give 1H-tetrazoles is shown to proceed readily in water with zinc salts as catalysts… (More)
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1997
1997
A Pseudomonas putida capable of stereoselective hydrolysis of nitriles
Pseudomonas putida NRRL-18668 contains a nitrile hydratase capable of stereoselective hydrolysis of 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3… (More)
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1994
1994
Isolation and structure elucidation of new nitrile and mustard oil glycosides from Moringa oleifera and their effect on blood pressure.
Bioassay-guided analysis of an EtOH extract of Moringa oleifera leaves showing hypotensive activity led to the isolation of two… (More)
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