"Ricin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ricin" by people in Profiles.
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Domashevskiy AV, Goss DJ. Pokeweed antiviral protein, a ribosome inactivating protein: activity, inhibition and prospects. Toxins (Basel). 2015 Jan 28; 7(2):274-98.
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Singh M, Ferdous AJ, Kanikkannan N, Faulkner G. Stealth monensin immunoliposomes as potentiator of immunotoxins in vitro. Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2001 Jul; 52(1):13-20.
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Bellelli A, Ippoliti R, Brunori M, Kam Z, Benveniste M, Emmanuel F, Turpin E, Alfsen A, Fr?noy JP. Binding and internalization of ricin labelled with fluorescein isothiocyanate. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1990 Jun 15; 169(2):602-9.