CAS | 29883-15-6 |
Molecular formula | C20H27NO11 |
Molecular weight | 457.43 |
Product Name | Vitamin B17 |
Appearance | White Powder |
Type | amygdalin, b17 vitamin |
Specification | 98% HPLC |
Particle Size | 100% Pass 80 Mesh |
Test Method | HPLC |
Bitter Apricot kernel extract/ Amygdalin/ Vitamin B17 is a glycoside initially from the seeds of the tree Prunus dulcis, also known as bitter almonds. Since the early 1950s, a modidied form of amygdalin has been promoted under the names laetrile and “Vitamin B17 ”
“Vitamin B17” is not a B vitamin (as none of its components act as a coenzyme). It is chemically a compound of two sugar molecules, benzaldehyde and cyanide, called amygdalin; also known as Nitrilosides; derived from almonds; there is no such bitter almond in brewer’s yeast Glycoside; most state governments in the United States do not recognize this as a drug for the treatment of cancer (25 states legally recognize it). The American Cancer Society warns patients who believe rumors on the Internet: Decades of clinical studies have shown that this compound has no evidence to support cancer. Taking this “supplement” will only increase the chances of cyanide poisoning and even death. The substances of amygdalin are not toxic themselves, but when they are metabolized and decomposed by β-glucosidase, they will produce toxic hydrocyanic acid.
Experiments have shown that the chemical properties of amygdalin are not active and have little effect on healthy tissues, only invading and destroying cancer cells. The active ingredient in amygdalin is a naturally occurring cyanide, a human metabolite that can only work in cancer cells. In healthy liver, kidney, spleen and leukocytes, the presence of β-glucosidase acting on amygdalin produces cyanide and benzaldehyde, which synergistically enhance toxicity. Toxic. Some people think it can control and prevent cancer.