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K S Rymal1, O L Chambliss1, M D Bond1
1Department of Horticulture, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, Alabama 36849.
Abstract:
A highly toxic, extremely bitter compound was found in canned zucchini squash from a large California cannery. The same toxin occurred in yellow straightneck squash grown in two different home gardens in Alabama. The compound was determined as cucurbitacin E and the quantities found in both squash types were potentially hazardous to humans.
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