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Annonacin is a chemical compound with toxic effects, especially in the nervous system, found in some fruits such as the paw paw, custard apples, soursop, and others from the family Annonaceae. It is a member of the class of compounds known as acetogenins. Annonacin-containing fruit products are regularly consumed throughout the West Indies for their traditional medicine uses.
Annonacin is a chemical compound with toxic effects, especially in the nervous system, found in some fruits such as the paw paw, custard apples, soursop...
no other micronutrients in appreciable amounts (table). The compound annonacin is contained in the fruit, seeds, and leaves of soursop. The leaves of...
attract small beetles such as Nitidulidae or Staphylinidae. The compound annonacin and dozens of other acetogenins contained in the seeds and fruit of some...
However, the bark, leaves, fruit, and seeds contain the potent neurotoxin annonacin. This plant's scientific name is Asimina triloba. The genus name Asimina...
Many acetogenins are characterized by neurotoxicity. Examples include: Annonacin Annonins Bullatacin Uvaricin Structurally, acetogenins are a series of...
associated as a causal agent in "atypical Parkinsonism". The causative agent, annonacin, is present in the seeds and leaves of many of the Annonaceae, though...
entire plant contains small amounts of neurotoxic acetogenins, such as annonacin, which appear to be linked to atypical parkinsonism in Guadeloupe. Moreover...
is one of the few species capable of surviving the elevated level of annonacin found in pawpaws. Feeding takes place when larvae bore into the peduncle...
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