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Abstract
A toxic lectin from the seeds of jequirity, Abrus precatorius L. Very active poison. Five different proteins have so far been isolated: Abrus agglutinin, the component responsible for: hemagglutinating activity, & abrins a-d, the toxic principals each consisting of two peptide chains are held together by disulfide bonds.
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- Abrin A
- Abrin C
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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91(75); was see under PLANT PROTEINS 1975-90
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- Disulfides (1973-1974)
- Plant Proteins (1971-1975)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Abrin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000036. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000036
- Abrin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrin
- Abrin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q331451