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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
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
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