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Ricin toxin B chain (RTB) ... Despite this, more than 1 million metric tons (1,100,000 short tons) of castor beans are processed each year, and approximately 5% of ...
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.
The article "Ricin" states that "more than 100 million metric tons of castor beans are processed each year", but the article "Castor Bean" says "Global castor seed production is around 1 million tons per year." The latter figure is supported by other sources, e.g., Röbbelen, Downey, and Ashri, _Oil Crops of the World_ (New York, McGraw-Hill ...
Axel Rudakubana, 18, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by video link on Wednesday charged with production of a biological toxin called ricin
Stillmark isolated ricin, an extremely toxic hemagglutinin, from seeds of the castor plant (Ricinus communis). The first lectin to be purified on a large scale and available on a commercial basis was concanavalin A , which is now the most-used lectin for characterization and purification of sugar-containing molecules and cellular structures. [ 36 ]
Vermont woman charged with making deadly poison ricin in retirement home. Scott Malone. December 1, 2017 at 8:24 PM.
A Marine Corps veteran who authorities said tried to fake his own death after a falling out with a Virginia-based militia group pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegal possession of ricin, a ...
Ricin quickly and irreversibly inhibits ribosomes, the molecular machines responsible for producing proteins in all cells. [174] The LD 50 in adults is only about 22 μg/kg when injected or inhaled; ingested ricin is much less toxic due to the digestive activity of peptidases , although a dose of 20 to 30 mg/kg, or about 4 to 8 seeds, can still ...