| FEMA | N/A |
| CAS | 499-20-7 |
| EINECS | 207-878-6 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | N/A |
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| Odor | N/A |
| Flavor | N/A |
| Material Notes | cyanogenic glucoside from plant sorghum; (r)-epimer is taxiphyllin. Cyanogenic glucoside isol. from Sorghum vulgare (sorghum) Dhurrin is a cyanogenic glycoside occurring in plants. Its biosynthesis has been elucidated. Dhurrin is hydrolyzed in the stomach of an insect into a carbohydrate and aglycone. The aglycone is unstable and releases hydrogen cyanide. |