Ricin is a toxin that can be easily extracted from seeds of Ricinus communis plants. Ricin is
considered to be a major bio-threat as it can be freely and easily acquired in large …

Introduction. It is extremely important that diagnosis of persons exposed to ricin be achieved
in a timely fashion for triage and appropriate treatment. A sensitive and specific …

Ricin, a protein derived from the seeds of the castor bean plant (Ricinus communis), is a
highly lethal toxin that inhibits protein synthesis, resulting in cell death. The widespread …

Background Ricin is a potential biowarfare agent. It is a phytotoxin isolated from castor
seeds. At present there is no antidote available for ricin poisoning, patients only get …

Ricin is a potent toxin capable of inhibiting protein synthesis and causing death or
respiratory failure. Because of its high availability and lethality, ricin is considered a likely …

Ricin, a toxin from the plant Ricinus communis, is one of the most toxic biological agents
known. Due to its availability, toxicity, ease of production and absence of curative treatments …

While natural intoxications with seeds of Ricinus communis (R. communis) have long been
known, the toxic protein ricin contained in the seeds is of major concern since it attracts …

This work aimed to evaluate a method to detect the residual ricin in animal tissues.
Immunoprecipitation and sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were …

The purpose of this study was to develop a highly sensitive and reproducible fluorescence
immunoassay (FIA) for the detection of ricin in buffer as well as in ricin spiked blood. For the …

In this review, we provide background information on ricin structure, present available
functional assays for other toxins that are potential biothreat agents, and finish by describing …