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Compound Interest @compoundchem@mstdn.social

12/10/2025, 12:42:15 PM

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Two poisonous plants for day 10 of #ChemAdvent! ☠️

Brazilian farofa is made from cassava flour, itself made from cassava roots which are soaked to remove toxic cyanogenic glycosides.

Mistletoe is much less likely to be eaten but is also toxic due to the presence of toxic peptides and tyramine.

Infographic on the chemistry of mistletoe. It explains how mistletoe leaves are mildly toxic due to the presence of toxic peptides, as well as the alkaloid tyramine. The structure of tyramine is shown between two mistletoe leaves.

Infographic on farofa, a Brazilian side-dish also used as a stuffing for turkey or chicken. Farofa is made from cassava flour, made itself from cassava roots. Cassava roots contain toxic cyanogenic glycosides and must be soaked to remove these compounds. The sturcture of linamarin, the main cyanogenic glycoside in cassava root, is shown.

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