Biochemistry
Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781305577206
Author: Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Assessing the Toxicity of Laetrile Laetrile is a glycoside found in biller almonds and peach pits. Laetrile treatment is offered in some countries as a cancer therapy. This procedure is dangerous, and there is no valid clinical evidence of its efficacy. Look up the structure of laetrile and suggest at least one reason that laetrile treatment could be dangerous for human patients.

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