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Developing Low-GN and GN-zero Winter Malt Barley for the Eastern United States
Glycosidic nitriles (GN) are carcinogenic precursors produced by barley as a natural defense against insects. The most common GN in barley, epiheterodendrin (EPH), contains a cyanide group that, when combined with heat and copper during distillation, forms ethyl carbamate (EC), a known carcinogen. …