Cyanide Poisoning from Apricot Seeds among Children in Central Turkey

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ACCIDENTAL poisoning in childhood is a worldwide occurrence. The toxic agents involved naturally vary to a great extent from one area to another, depending on the customs, social structure, economy and other factors. Among the people of Anatolia, the central part of Turkey, it is a common custom to eat seeds of all kinds: hazel nuts; sweet almonds; pistachios; chickpeas; and sunflower, watermelon and squash seeds. Many people also like the usually sweet taste of the apricot seed. Whereas the former seeds are free from toxic effect, the apricot is known to contain a cyanogenetic glycoside, amygdalin, which is hydrolyzed . . .

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