 Ricin
"Ricin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A protein phytotoxin from the seeds of Ricinus communis, the castor oil plant. It agglutinates cells, is proteolytic, and causes lethal inflammation and hemorrhage if taken internally.
| Descriptor ID |
D012276
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.430.700.750.666 D12.776.034.756 D12.776.503.499.937 D12.776.765.678.906.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Ricin- Ricin
- Lectin, Castor Bean
- RCA60
- Ricinus Toxin
- Toxin, Ricinus
- RCA 60
- Castor Bean Lectin
- Lectin, Ricinus
- Ricinus Lectin
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Cherubin P, Garcia MC, Curtis D, Britt CB, Craft JW, Burress H, Berndt C, Reddy S, Guyette J, Zheng T, Huo Q, Quiñones B, Briggs JM, Teter K. Inhibition of Cholera Toxin and Other AB Toxins by Polyphenolic Compounds. PLoS One. 2016; 11(11):e0166477.
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