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The toxic principle of Acacia georginae

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Oelrichs, P.B. and McEwan, T. (1962) The toxic principle of Acacia georginae. Queensland Journal of Agricultural Science, 19 (1). pp. 1-16.

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Abstract

Serious stock losses from Acacia georginae poisoning have occurred in north-western Queensland and the Northern Territory.
The toxic principle was isolated in a pure form from the seed of A. georginae by extractive and chromatographic procedures and identified as fluoroacetic acid. Confirmation of chemical composition was obtained by gas chromatography and infra-red absorption spectroscopy. A method of quantitative estimation was developed.
Both sheep and rats showed similar clinical symptoms and post-mortem findings when dosed either with an aqueous extract of the toxic principle from A. georginae or with an aqueous solution of authentic fluoroacetic acid of equivalent concentration.

Item Type:Article
Subjects:Plant pests and diseases > Poisonous plants
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