Organisms

Vicia faba

A plant species of the genus VICIA, family FABACEAE. The edible beans are well known but they cause FAVISM in some individuals with GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY. This plant contains vicine, convicine, Vicia lectins, unknown seed protein, AAP2 transport protein, and Vicia faba DNA-binding protein 1.

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A plant species of the genus VICIA, family FABACEAE. The edible beans are well known but they cause FAVISM in some individuals with GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY. This plant contains vicine, convicine, Vicia lectins, unknown seed protein, AAP2 transport protein, and Vicia faba DNA-binding protein 1.

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  • Bean, Faba
  • Bean, Horse
  • Faba Bean
  • Fava Bean
  • Horsebean
  • Bean, Fava
  • Beans, Faba
  • Beans, Fava
  • Beans, Horse
  • Faba Beans
  • Fava Beans
  • Horse Bean
  • Horse Beans
  • Horsebeans
  • Vicia fabas
  • fabas, Vicia

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.401w.968w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vicia faba. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031307. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031307
  2. Vicia faba. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_faba
  3. Vicia faba. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131342