Cyanogenic glycosides represent a particularly toxic class of N-containing secondary metabolites. 

Upon tissue damage, these glycosides break down and release hydrogen cyanide (HCN). 

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Co and N atoms of the peptide grouping are both in planar sp2 hybridization and the Co and O atoms are linked by a p bond, leaving the nitrogen with a lone pair of electrons in a 2p orbital.

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The coplanar relationship of the atoms in the amide group is highlighted as an imaginary

shaded plane lying between two successive a-carbon atoms in the peptide backbone.

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The peptide bond is estimated to have 40% double bond character

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