Konzo: From Poverty, Cassava, and Cyanogen Intake to Toxico-Nutritional Neurological Disease
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011 Konzo is a distinct neurological entity with selective upper motor neuron damage, characterized by an abrupt onset of an irreversible, non-progressive, and symmetrical spastic para/tetraparesis.
Hipólito Nzwalo
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Cyanogen, cyanoacetylene, and acetonitrile in comet 67P and their relation to the cyano radical [PDF]
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2021 The cyano radical (CN) is one of the most frequently remotely observed species in space, and is also often observed in comets. Data for the inner coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko collected by the high-resolution Double Focusing Mass Spectrometer ...
Nora Hänni +8 more
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Dietary cyanogen exposure and early child neurodevelopment: An observational study from the Democratic Republic of Congo. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Dietary cyanogen exposure from ingesting bitter (toxic) cassava as a main source of food in sub-Saharan Africa is related to neurological impairments in sub-Saharan Africa.
Espérance Kashala-Abotnes +10 more
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Selective detection of cyanogen halides by BN nanocluster: a DFT study [PDF]
Journal of Molecular Modeling, 2017 The electronic sensitivity and adsorption behavior toward cyanogen halides (X–CN; X = F, Cl, and Br) of a B12N12 nanocluster were investigated by means of density functional theory calculations.
Esmail Vessally +4 more
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CRISPR-Cas9-mediated knockout of CYP79D1 and CYP79D2 in cassava attenuates toxic cyanogen production
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a starchy root crop that supports over a billion people in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. This staple, however, produces the neurotoxin cyanide and requires processing for safe consumption.
Michael A. Gomez +24 more
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Sensing performance of boron nitride nanosheets to a toxic gas cyanogen chloride: Computational exploring [PDF]
Chemical Review and Letters, 2019 The adsorption of a toxic gas, cyanogen chloride (CNCl) on pristine, Al– and Si–doped BN nanosheet investigated using density functional theory (DFT). The adsorption energies of the most stable complexes of CNCl on pristine, Al– and Si–doped BN nanosheet
Roghayeh Moladoust
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Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Cyanation of Aryl Halides and Epoxides with Cyanogen Bromide [PDF]
MoleculesNitriles are valuable compounds because they have widespread applications in organic chemistry. This report details the nickel-catalyzed reductive cyanation of aryl halides and epoxides with cyanogen bromide for the synthesis of nitriles.
Yu-Juan Wu +3 more
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Fabrication of Hierarchically Porous CuBTC@PA-PEI Composite for High-Efficiency Elimination of Cyanogen Chloride [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Cyanogen chloride (CNCl) is highly toxic and volatile, and it is difficult to effectively remove via porous substances such as activated carbon due to the weak interaction between CNCl and the adsorbent surface.
Xuanlin Yang +6 more
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Enfuvirtide biosynthesis in thermostable chaperone-based fusion [PDF]
Biotechnology Reports, 2022 Synthetic peptides are in high demand as biologically active substances. Solid phase synthesis is the primary method of peptide production. However, it has drawbacks: large amount of chemical waste and rapid increase in price with peptide length ...
Vladimir Zenin +3 more
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A 20-Year Retrospective Analysis of Plant Poisoning Cases at the Naval Hospital, Varna, Bulgaria [PDF]
ToxinsThe nature and epidemiology of plant intoxications are still not well understood, with recent data being limited. The present study aims to report cases of plant poisoning in the clinical practice of the Clinical Toxicology Department at the Naval ...
Stanila Stoeva-Grigorova +9 more
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