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Scheme 5. Generation of hydrocyanic acid from a cyanogenic (HCN) glucoside precursor. The α-hydroxynitrile intermediate is then converted by α-hydroxynitrile lyase to HCN and aldehyde or ketone. CN H2O CN α-hydroxynitrile lyase R C R1 R C R1 + D-glu ß-glucosyl hydrolase O D-glu OH ...