Definition of "canavanine" []

• A non-proteinogenic amino acid of certain leguminous plants. (noun)

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• "In alfalfa sprouts, the defenses include the toxic amino acid canavanine (p. 259); in broccoli sprouts, the defenses are sulforaphanes, a kind of isothiocyanate (p. 321) that appears to help prevent the development of cancer."
• "Skerman et al., (1988) recommended heat treatment to remove the toxicity, although Parra et al., (1988) indicated only a 50% reduction of canavanine content as a result of autoclaving."
• "The canavanine levels of beans of six cultivars of C. ensiformis ranged from"