Extraction of djenkolic acid from pithecellobium jiringan seeds using supercritical carbon dioxide extraction

• Main Authors: Che Yunus, Mohd. Azizi, Nik Norulaini, N. A., Wahyu, B. S., Mohd. Omar, A. K.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Unspecified
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/24802/

Djenkolic acid (or sometimes jengkolic acid) is a sulfur-containing non-protein amino acid naturally found in djenkol beans of the South-East Asian legumes jengkol (Archidendron jiringa). The toxin consists of two cysteine radicals connected by a single carbon between the sulfur atoms. It is toxic t...