Open AccessRicin (from Ricinus communis) as undesirable substances in animal feed ‐ Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain
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Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.726
Subject(s) - ricin , ricinus , animal feed , food science , animal food , food contaminant , contamination , biology , food chain , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , botany , biochemistry , toxin , ecology , paleontology
Ricin is a toxic glycoprotein (with several minor variants) belonging to the type II group of ribosome inactivating proteins (type II RIP) found in the seeds (beans) of the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae)). It is composed of two polypeptide chains of approximately 30 kDa joined by a disulfide bond. A limited number of other plants in the same family contain type II RIPs, i.a. subtropical leguminous climber Abrus precatorius L. and, Croton