Product Description:

Product name:       Apricot kernel extract

Latin Name:         Prunus armeniaca. L

Active ingredient:  amygdalin

Specification:      Oral Grade 98% by HPLC

                    Injection Grade 99% by HPLC

Other name:         Vitamin B17 / Laetrile

CAS:                29883-15-6

Used part:          Fresh bitter apricot kernels 

Appearance:         white crystal powder

Physical properties: Trihydrate orthorhombic columnar crystal (water), melting point 200 ° ; Anhydrous melting point of about 20 ° , [α ] 20D-42 ° . LG dissolved in 12ml of water, 900ml ethanol and 11ml boiling alcohol, easily soluble in boiling water, almost insoluble in diethyl ether.

Function:

It started back in 1845 for the treatment of cancer, new home and abroad are nonvolatile memories. The mechanism different opinions, some people think that its anti-cancer effect is due to carcinoma of acid β -glucosidase enzyme in 1 - mandelic nitrile-β -glucuronidase HCN generated due to death, also reported that the anti-cancer effect was mainly due to nitrile instead of almond caused by cyanide. Japan and the U. S. Reported a significant clinical effect of the treatment of cancer, but also reports and the results are also inconsistent, or opposite, and a post-service deaths. Therefore, the value of their cancer is still controversial.

Applications field: Healthy food, pharmaceutical, anti-cancer, cosmetic.