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Cycasin

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Cycasin is a carcinogenic and neurotoxic glucoside found in cycads such as Cycas revoluta and Zamia pumila. [1]

37 relations: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Ataxia, Axon, Beta-Methylamino-L-alanine, Carcinogen, Chamorro people, ChemSpider, Cycad, Cycas micronesica, Cycas revoluta, Demyelinating disease, Dorsal root ganglion, Eumaeus atala, Formaldehyde, Glucose, Glucoside, Glycoside, Guam, Hepatotoxicity, List of IARC Group 2B carcinogens, List of MeSH codes (D02), Lytico-bodig disease, Median lethal dose, Methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol beta-D-glucosyltransferase, Methylazoxymethanol acetate, Neurodegeneration, Neurotoxicity, Oliver Sacks, Parkinsonism, Paul Alan Cox, Pteropus, Sago, Uridine diphosphate, Uridine diphosphate glucose, Zamia, Zamia pumila, Zamia staggers.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND), and Lou Gehrig's disease, is a specific disease which causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary muscles.

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Ataxia

Ataxia is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that includes gait abnormality.

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Axon

An axon (from Greek ἄξων áxōn, axis) or nerve fiber, is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses known as action potentials, away from the nerve cell body.

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Beta-Methylamino-L-alanine

β-Methylamino-L-alanine, or BMAA, is a non-proteinogenic amino acid produced by cyanobacteria.

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Carcinogen

A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis, the formation of cancer.

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Chamorro people

The Chamorro people (/tʃɑˈmɔroʊ/) are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands; politically divided between the United States territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia.

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ChemSpider

ChemSpider is a database of chemicals.

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Cycad

Cycads are seed plants with a long fossil history that were formerly more abundant and more diverse than they are today.

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Cycas micronesica

Cycas micronesica is a type of cycad found in the island of Yap in Micronesia, the Marianas islands of Guam and Rota, and The Republic of Palau.

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Cycas revoluta

Cycas revoluta (Sotetsu, sago palm, king sago, sago cycad, Japanese sago palm), is a species of gymnosperm in the family Cycadaceae, native to southern Japan including the Ryukyu Islands.

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Demyelinating disease

A demyelinating disease is any disease of the nervous system in which the myelin sheath of neurons is damaged.

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Dorsal root ganglion

A dorsal root ganglion (or spinal ganglion) (also known as a posterior root ganglion), is a cluster of neurons (a ganglion) in a dorsal root of a spinal nerve.

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Eumaeus atala

Eumaeus atala, the Atala or coontie hairstreak, is a small colorful butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

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Formaldehyde

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Glucose

Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6.

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Glucoside

A glucoside is a glycoside that is derived from glucose.

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Glycoside

In chemistry, a glycoside is a molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group via a glycosidic bond.

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Guam

Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån) is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States in Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Hepatotoxicity

Hepatotoxicity (from hepatic toxicity) implies chemical-driven liver damage.

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List of IARC Group 2B carcinogens

Substances, mixtures and exposure circumstances in this list have been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as Group 2B: The agent (mixture) is "possibly carcinogenic to humans".

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List of MeSH codes (D02)

This is the fourth part of the list of the "D" codes for MeSH.

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Lytico-bodig disease

Lytico-bodig disease, sometimes spelled Lytigo-bodig, is the name of a disease in the language of Chamorro.

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Median lethal dose

In toxicology, the median lethal dose, LD50 (abbreviation for "lethal dose, 50%"), LC50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt50 is a measure of the lethal dose of a toxin, radiation, or pathogen.

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Methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol beta-D-glucosyltransferase

In enzymology, a methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol beta-D-glucosyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UDP-glucose and methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol, whereas its two products are UDP and cycasin.

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Methylazoxymethanol acetate

Methylazoxymethanol acetate, MAM, is a neurotoxin which reduces DNA synthesis used in making animal models of neurological diseases including schizophrenia and epilepsy.

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Neurodegeneration

Neurodegeneration is the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons, including death of neurons.

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Neurotoxicity

Neurotoxicity is a form of toxicity in which a biological, chemical, or physical agent produces an adverse effect on the structure or function of the central and/or peripheral nervous system.

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Oliver Sacks

Oliver Wolf Sacks, (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and author.

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Parkinsonism

Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability.

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Paul Alan Cox

Paul Alan Cox is an American ethnobotanist whose scientific research focuses on discovering new medicines by studying patterns of wellness and illness among indigenous peoples.

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Pteropus

Bats of the genus Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) are among the largest bats in the world.

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Sago

Sago is a starch extracted from the spongy centre, or pith, of various tropical palm stems, especially that of Metroxylon sagu.

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Uridine diphosphate

Uridine diphosphate, abbreviated UDP, is a nucleotide diphosphate.

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Uridine diphosphate glucose

Uridine diphosphate glucose (uracil-diphosphate glucose, UDP-glucose) is a nucleotide sugar.

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Zamia

Zamia is a genus of cycad of the family Zamiaceae, native to Mexico, the West Indies, and Central and South America as far south as Bolivia.

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Zamia pumila

Zamia pumila, or coontie palm, is a small, tough, woody cycad of the West Indies and Florida (United States).

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Zamia staggers

Zamia staggers is a fatal nervous disease affecting cattle where they browse on the leaves or fruit of cycads—in particular, those of the genus Zamia (thus the name).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycasin

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