Ricin has been used for medical research in cancer treatment due to its ability to inhibit protein synthesis, which can help target and destroy cancer cells selectively.
The deadly plant responsible for the most human deaths is the castor bean plant (Ricinus communis). Its seeds contain ricin, a highly toxic protein that can be fatal if ingested in even small amounts.
Ricin
The castor bean plant (Ricinus communis) was discovered in 1970 to be poisonous. The plant's seeds contain ricin, a deadly toxin that can be fatal if ingested in even small amounts.
It doesn't "become" toxic, it starts out that way.
Ricin is a biological toxin that acts by inhibiting protein synthesis by binding to the ribosomes and halting protein production.
The active poison in the castor bean is ricin, a deadly water-soluble protein called a lectin.
One example of a deadly poison is cyanide, which interferes with cells' ability to use oxygen, leading to suffocation on a cellular level. Another deadly poison is ricin, a toxic protein that disrupts cell function and can cause organ failure. Both cyanide and ricin are highly toxic and can be fatal in small amounts.
Yes, it does kill people as it contain a deadly poison called ricin
Ricin is reported to be one of the most deadly toxins known to man, and amounts in the micrograms can be fatal. It is theorised that if one molceule of ricin enters a cell in the body, it can shut down protein synthesis and destroy the cell entirely.The slightly worry prospect is that it does not seem very difficult to get hold of or produce naturally and if it was to enter say a water supply in a hydrostable state, 1 part per a few million of the water would make it deadly to humansA different opinion...Ricin, a product of castor beans, in indeed a serious toxin, but I don't think I'd go as far as saying it's one of the deadliest known to man (that's where I'd out cesium plutonium, botulina toxin, &c.). The LD 50 for humans is 22mcg/Kg, which is a Lot more than one molecule of toxin. This toxin does not survive the treatment potable water gets in water treatment plants, and as such is not a serious NBC threat.
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Probably not. Ricin is toxic.
The deadly plant responsible for the most human deaths is the castor bean plant (Ricinus communis). Its seeds contain ricin, a highly toxic protein that can be fatal if ingested in even small amounts.
Wood Green ricin plot happened in 2003.
Ricin
The castor bean plant (Ricinus communis) was discovered in 1970 to be poisonous. The plant's seeds contain ricin, a deadly toxin that can be fatal if ingested in even small amounts.
The production of ricin is a low-tech endeavor requiring little time or funding.
Hard to detect.but still it is possible. Doctors guess it by Symptom. There is a Special test designed to detect Ricin!