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Ricin

Ricin (/ˈraɪsɪn/ 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. Oral exposure to ricin is far less toxic. An estimated lethal oral…

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Chromosome
whole genome: 0 - 0.01 Mb
Domains
InterPro
EC number
3.2.2.22
Entrez
8287993
Organism
Ricinus communis
Orthologs
NCBI: entry; OMA: entry

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Biochemistry

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Ricin

Nodes237
Edges236
Triples235
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008439
Components1

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Ricin

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related to history · 25
Ricin → Abrin, Annex, Article, At, Canada, Ch, Debasis Bagchi, Francis, Hague Convention, In, Interest, Lau, LCt50, Manashi Bagchi, Shirley Zafra-Stone, Stat, The, The United States, This, Though
related to Terrorist use · 25
Ricin → After Markov's, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, As, British Ministry, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Defence, Georgi Markov, He, However, KGB, KGB's, Kostov, Kostov's, London, Markov, Oleg Gordievsky, Oleg Kalugin, Paris, Soviet
related to Vaccination · 21
Ricin → A-chain, Allergy, Drug Administration, EEC, Grants, Inc, Infectious Diseases, National Institute, Phase, RiVax, RTA, RTA1-33/44-198, RVEc, Soligenix, The, These, Two, US, US Food, UT Southwestern
related to Depurination reaction · 20
Ricin → Although, Arg180, Bond, C-1, Depurination, Glu177, In, Mozingo, N-3, N-9, Resulting, RNA, Robertus, RTA, Sarcin-ricin, The, Tyr123, Tyr80, Within, X-ray
related to External links · 13
Ricin → BBCRicin, CDCEmergency Response Card, CDCOverview, Cornell UniversityRicin, Emergency Preparations, Livestock, P02879, PDB, PDBe-KB, Purdue UniversityPlants Poisonous, Studies, UniProt, US Public Health ServiceCastor
related to In popular culture · 12
Ricin → Breaking Bad, Daniel Milzman, England, FBI, Georgetown University, He, Kuntal Patel, Liverpool, London, Mohammed Ali, September, The
related to Regulation · 11
Ricin → Community Right-to-Know Act, Department, Health, HHS, However, Human Services, In, Section, United States, US, US Emergency Planning
has treatment · 10
Ricin → An, As, British Armed Forces, Existing, If, Monoclonal, Possible, Survivors, Symptomatic, US
related to Symptoms · 10
Ricin → Because, Gastrointestinal, GI, Hemorrhage, Ingestion, Shock, The, Victims, When, Within
has application · 8
Ricin → Although, Because, FDA-approved, However, If, Modifying, The, Use

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protein rta castor toxin chain us toxicity er toxic symptoms also bond oil within lumen ribosomes use two three found

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RicinChromosomewhole genome: 0 - 0.01 Mb1.00infobox
RicinDomainsInterPro1.00infobox
RicinEC number3.2.2.221.00infobox
RicinEntrez82879931.00infobox
RicinOrganismRicinus communis1.00infobox
RicinOrthologsNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
RicinRefSeq (mRNA)XM_002534603.11.00infobox
RicinRefSeq (Prot)XP_002534649.11.00infobox
RicinSearch forSearch forStructuresSwiss-modelDomainsInterPro1.00infobox
RicinStructuresSwiss-model1.00infobox
RicinSymbolRCOM_21599101.00infobox
RicinUniProtP028791.00infobox
Ricincausespain0.90text
Ricinis atoxalbumin and was first discovered by Peter Hermann Stillmark0.90text
Ricinis aglobular0.90text
Ricinis aprotein0.90text

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