Summarizes the investigation conducted by the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environment Control and the US Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to …

Ricin is a highly toxic protein which causes cell death by blocking protein synthesis and is
considered a potential bioterrorism agent. Rapid and sensitive detection of ricin toxin in …

The potential use of ricin as an agent of biological warfare highlights the need to develop
fast and effective methods to detect biologically active ricin. The current “gold standard” for …

Ricin is one of the most potent and deadly plant toxins from the seeds of Ricinus communis.
In view of its high toxicity, ricin is being used as an immunotoxin in cancer therapy. Ricin …

Ricin is a highly toxic plant toxin of Ricinus comtnunis seeds, commonly known as castor
seeds. The toxin was extracted and purified using affinity and size exclusion …

Ricin and abrin are two of the most potent plant toxins known and may be easily obtained in
high yield from the seeds using rather simple technology. As a result, both toxins are potent …

Reports in the lay press on intended terrorist attacks with ricin or castor seeds have reached
recent publicity (Anonymous 2023; Noryskiewicz 2023), reminiscent of earlier cases in the …

Two strains of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) anti-ricin, both B chain and A
chain, named 3D74 and 4C13, were generated efficiently. The two antibodies recognized …

Abrin is a toxic protein found in the jequirity seed. L-Abrine (N-methyl-tryptophan) is also
found in the jequirity seed and can be used as a biomarker for abrin exposure. Analysis of L …

Ricin is one of the most toxic and easily produced plant toxins. It is derived from the castor
plant, Ricinus communis (Fig. 1), a shrub native to Africa but currently is being cultivated in …