1) Albumen 2) Albumin 3) Albumin from castor-oil bean 4) Bioweapon 5) Breaking Bad toxin 6) Castor bean derivative 7) Castor bean poison 8) Castor oil plant 9) Castor-bean poison 10) Castor-bean product 11) Castor-bean protein 12) Castor-oil plant poison 13) Ricin toxin 14) Toxin 15) Toxin found in castor beans
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(from the article `biological weapon`) Among the agents deemed likely candidates for biological weapons use are the toxins ricin, staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), botulinum toxin, and ... ...of its handsome, giant, 12-lobed, palmate (fanlike) leaves. The bristly, spined, bronze-to-red clusters of fruits are attractive but often are ....
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Schedule 1 chemical that is also a valuable tool in medical and pharmaceutical research.
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<protein> Highly toxic lectin (66 kD) from seeds of the castor bean, Ricinus communis. Has toxic A subunit (32 kD), carbohydrate binding B subunit (34 kD). Toxic subunit inactivates ribosomes and the binding subunit is specific for _ galactosyl residues. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(ri´sin) a phytotoxin in the seeds of the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), inhalation or ingestion of which causes intoxication, producing superficial inflammation of the respiratory mucosa with hemorrhages into the lungs, or edema of the gastrointestinal tract with hemorrhages.
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Highly toxic lectin (66 kD) from seeds of the castor bean, Ricinus communis . Has toxic A subunit (32 kD), carbohydrate-binding B subunit (34 kD). Toxic subunit inactivates ribosomes, and the binding subunit is specific for b -galactosyl residues.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rī′sin, ris′in Definitions: 1. A highly toxic lectin and hemagglutin that occurs in castor beans (the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis; if ingested, acts as a violent irritant with possibly fatal results, on the respiratory and gastrointestinal mucosa; an N-glycosidase that acts on the GOS s...
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Ricin: A potent protein toxin made from the waste left over from processing castor beans. The castor plant, which is called Ricinus communis, is found throughout the world. Ricin is fairly easy to extract. Worldwide a million tons of castor beans are processed annually in the production of castor oil. The waste mash from this process is 5% ricin by...
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Ricin is a naturally occuring toxic albumin that can be extracted from the oil expressed from the seeds of the castor oil plant (Ricinus). Ricin exhibits its toxicity by causing the red blood cells in the affected animal to coagulate
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n] - a toxic protein extracted from castor beans
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ricin toxin noun a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; `one milligram of ricin can kill an adult`
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Extremely poisonous extract from the seeds of the castor-oil plant. When incorporated into monoclonal antibodies, ricin can attack cancer cells, particularly in the treatment of lymphoma and leukaemia. Ricin acquired notoriety in 1978, when Georgi Markov, an exiled Bulgarian dissident queuing at a London bus stop, was hit by an umbrella spiked ...
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