Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
16 entry terms
- Castor Bean Lectin
- Lectin, Castor Bean
- Lectin, Ricinus
- RCA 60
- RCA60
- Ricin Toxin
- Ricinus Toxin
- Ricinus Lectin
- Toxin, Ricin
- Toxin, Ricinus
- Ricin A Chain
- Ricin B Chain
- Ricin D
- Ricin I
- A Chain, Ricin
- B Chain, Ricin
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
/antag: consider also ANTITOXINS
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History Note
78(64); was see under PLANT PROTEINS 1975-77
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NLM Classification
QW 630.5.R5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ricin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012276. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012276
- Ricin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricin
- Ricin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408668