Ricin
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Ricin is a lectin and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor plant, Ricinus communis. The median lethal dose of ricin for mice is around 22 micrograms per kilogram of body mass via
Castor beans
Castor oil seeds in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Economic Botany Collection
A metal vial containing ricin from the 2003 ricin letters
Ricin toxin, RiVax, RTA1-33/44-198, and a single domain antibody-antigen complex with the RTA1-33/44-198 immunogen. Original figure can be found in Legler, et al.
Ricinus
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Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtri
Ricin
…Ricin ( RY-sin) is a lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor plant, Ricinus communis. The median lethal dose (LD50) of ricin for mice is around 22 micrograms per kilogram of body mass via intraperitoneal injection…
Ricinus March 2010 1
Young plant
Green variant after blooming, with developing seed capsules
Leaf