 Ricin
"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,
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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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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ricin" by people in Profiles.
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Chung S, Baum CR, Nyquist AC. Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children. Pediatrics. 2020 02; 145(2).
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Daniel J, Fetter L, Jett S, Rowland TJ, Bonham AJ. Electrochemical Aptamer Scaffold Biosensors for Detection of Botulism and Ricin Proteins. Methods Mol Biol. 2017; 1600:9-23.
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Wahome N, Sully E, Singer C, Thomas JC, Hu L, Joshi SB, Volkin DB, Fang J, Karanicolas J, Jacobs DJ, Mantis NJ, Middaugh CR. Novel Ricin Subunit Antigens With Enhanced Capacity to Elicit Toxin-Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Mice. J Pharm Sci. 2016 05; 105(5):1603-1613.
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Fetter L, Richards J, Daniel J, Roon L, Rowland TJ, Bonham AJ. Electrochemical aptamer scaffold biosensors for detection of botulism and ricin toxins. Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Oct 21; 51(82):15137-40.
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Hassett KJ, Cousins MC, Rabia LA, Chadwick CM, O'Hara JM, Nandi P, Brey RN, Mantis NJ, Carpenter JF, Randolph TW. Stabilization of a recombinant ricin toxin A subunit vaccine through lyophilization. Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2013 Oct; 85(2):279-86.
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Weber RW. Castor bean, Ricinus communis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2010 Feb; 104(2):A4.
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Hesselberth JR, Miller D, Robertus J, Ellington AD. In vitro selection of RNA molecules that inhibit the activity of ricin A-chain. J Biol Chem. 2000 Feb 18; 275(7):4937-42.
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Barton DJ, Morasco BJ, Flanegan JB. Translating ribosomes inhibit poliovirus negative-strand RNA synthesis. J Virol. 1999 Dec; 73(12):10104-12.
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Lynch TJ, Lambert JM, Coral F, Shefner J, Wen P, Blattler WA, Collinson AR, Ariniello PD, Braman G, Cook S, Esseltine D, Elias A, Skarin A, Ritz J. Immunotoxin therapy of small-cell lung cancer: a phase I study of N901-blocked ricin. J Clin Oncol. 1997 Feb; 15(2):723-34.
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Gonzalez R, Salem P, Bunn PA, Zukiwski AA, Lamb R, Benjamin RS, Spitler L, Wedel N, Robinson WA. Single-dose murine monoclonal antibody ricin A chain immunotoxin in the treatment of metastatic melanoma: a phase I trial. Mol Biother. 1991 Dec; 3(4):192-6.
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