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Methods for the isolation and identification of the pyrimidine glucoside, vicine, in extracts of broad beans, are described, By thin-layer chromatography, five fluorescing or fluorescencequenching components of the extracts are identifiable. One of them, which has been isolated from the mixture, is identified as vicine, 2:4-diamino-5:6-dihydroxypyrimidine-5-(β-D-glucopyranoside).
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Jamalian, J., Aylward, F. & Hudson, B.J.F. Favism-inducing toxins in broad beans (Vicia faba) examination of bean extracts for pyrimidine glucosides. Plant Food Hum Nutr 26, 331–339 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01099083
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