HYPOGLYCINS
\hˌa͡ɪpə͡ʊɡlˈa͡ɪsɪnz], \hˌaɪpəʊɡlˈaɪsɪnz], \h_ˌaɪ_p_əʊ_ɡ_l_ˈaɪ_s_ɪ_n_z]\
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Methylene cyclopropyl alanine and congeners isolated from the unripe edible fruit of the akee plant (Blighia sapida); hypoglycin B is the gamma-glutamyl congener of hypoglycin A; they are very toxic and teratogenic, causing a fall in blood glucose due to the interference of fatty acid and leucine metabolism which leads to vomiting, liver damage, convulsions and death; the syndrome is called Jamaican Vomiting Sickness.
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