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  2. Ricinus - Wikipedia

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    Ricinus communis, the castor bean [1] or castor oil plant, [2] is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae. The evolution of castor and its relation to other species are currently being studied using modern genetic tools. [3]

  3. Ricin - Wikipedia

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    Ricin (/ ˈ r aɪ s ɪ n / RY-sin) is a lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. The median lethal dose (LD 50) of ricin for mice is around 22 micrograms per kilogram of body weight via intraperitoneal injection. Oral exposure to ricin is far less toxic.

  4. Castor oil - Wikipedia

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    Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis. [1] The seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil. [2] It is a colourless or pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor. Its boiling point is 313 °C (595 °F) and its density is 0.961 g/cm 3. [3]

  5. Elaiosome - Wikipedia

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    Caruncle Carunculate seeds of Ricinus communis (Castor beans) The particular elaiosome in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae is called caruncle (Latin caruncula "wart"). Seeds that have caruncles are carunculate; seeds that do not have caruncles are ecarunculate.

  6. Euphorbiaceae - Wikipedia

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    The seeds of the castor oil plant Ricinus communis contain the highly toxic carbohydrate-binding protein ricin. [5] A milky latex is a characteristic of the subfamilies Euphorbioideae and Crotonoideae, and the latex of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis is the primary source of natural rubber.

  7. List of Pakistani spices - Wikipedia

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    Carom seeds اجوائن دیسی Ajwain Desi Trachyspermum ammi: Carrot seeds تخم گاجر Tukhm-e-Gajar Daucus carota subsp. sativus: Cassia seeds تخم پنواڑ Tukhm-e-Panwar Cassia tora: Castor bean تخم ارنڈی Tukhm-e-Arandi Ricinus communis: Centella برہمی بوٹی Brahmi Booti Centella asiatica: Chaksu seeds چاکسو ...

  8. Ricinoleic acid - Wikipedia

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    Ricinoleic acid, formally called 12-hydroxy-9-cis-octadecenoic acid, is a fatty acid.It is an unsaturated omega-9 fatty acid [1] and a hydroxy acid.It is a major component of the seed oil obtained from the seeds of castor plant (Ricinus communis L., Euphorbiaceae), the plant that produces ricin.

  9. Ricinolein - Wikipedia

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    Ricinolein is the chief constituent of castor oil and is the triglyceride of ricinoleic acid. [1] Castor oil, the expressed natural fatty oil of the seeds of Ricinus communis also contains mixtures of the glycerides of isoricinoleic acids and much smaller traces of tristearin and the glyceride of dihydroxysteric acid.

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