"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ricin" by people in Profiles.
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Mice with induced pulmonary morbidities display severe lung inflammation and mortality following exposure to SARS-CoV-2. JCI Insight. 2021 06 22; 6(12).
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Novel Binding Mechanisms of Fusion Broad Range Anti-Infective Protein Ricin A Chain Mutant-Pokeweed Antiviral Protein 1 (RTAM-PAP1) against SARS-CoV-2 Key Proteins in Silico. Toxins (Basel). 2020 09 17; 12(9).
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ABMA, a small molecule that inhibits intracellular toxins and pathogens by interfering with late endosomal compartments. Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 14; 7(1):15567.
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Improved antibody-based ricin neutralization by affinity maturation is correlated with slower off-rate values. Protein Eng Des Sel. 2017 09 01; 30(9):611-617.
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Immunoassays for Field Screening of Bacillus anthracis and Ricin. Health Secur. 2017 Mar/Apr; 15(2):221-222.
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Simultaneous detection of five biothreat agents in powder samples by a multiplexed suspension array. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2009; 31(3):417-27.