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Bio-detoxification of ricin in castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) seeds

Ricin is a highly toxic ribosome-inactivating lectin occurring in the seeds of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). Castor bean grows throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions and is a very important crop due to its high seed content of ricinoleic acid, an unusual fatty acid, which has several indu...

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Autores principales: Sousa, Natália L., Cabral, Glaucia B., Vieira, Pabline M., Baldoni, Aisy B., Aragão, Francisco J. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5684206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29133924
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15636-7