Ricin is a poison found naturally in castor beans. If castor beans are chewed and swallowed, the released ricin can cause injury. Ricin can be made from the waste material left over from processing castor beans. It can be in the form of a powder, a mist, or a pellet, or it can be dissolved in water or weak acid.
Ricin
Protein
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Ricin is a lectin and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. The median lethal dose of ricin for mice is around 22 micrograms per kilogram of body weight via intraperitoneal injection. Oral exposure... Wikipedia
Molecular weight: 65 kDa
Organism: Ricinus communis
RefSeq (mRNA): XM_002534603.1
RefSeq (Prot): XP_002534649.1
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Ricin is a lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis.