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Castor Bean

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Definition: Common name for Ricinus communis, a species in the family EUPHORBIACEAE. It is the source of CASTOR OIL.     
See Also Castor Oil 		Other names Castor Beans; Beans, Castor; Bean, Castor
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
2S storage protein, Ricinus communis  0   *Antigens, Plant *2S Albumins, Plant Castor Bean. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 1998 Jan;115(1):73-82
peroxidase-labelled Ricinus communis agglutinin  0   *Ricin *Peroxidases Castor Bean. J Hirnforsch 1993;34(4):493-501
proricin  0   *Protein Precursors *Ricin Castor Bean. Bioconjug Chem 1992 Sep-Oct;3(5):375-81
preproricin  0   *Ricin *Protein Precursors Castor Bean. Eur J Biochem 1985;148(2):265
casbene synthetase  EC 4.6.1.7   *Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases Castor Bean. Arch Biochem Biophys 1985;238(1):325
Ricinus communis lectin receptor  0   *Receptors, Mitogen Castor Bean Plant Proteins. Biochem J 1981;193(1):203
Ricinus communis agglutinin-1  0   *Plant Lectins Castor Bean Biological Markers. Methods Enzymol 50:330;1978

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