Assertion: ricin | /r/HasProperty | potent toxin
Facets:
value: highly
type: DEGREE
value: because of its stability
type: CAUSE
value: based on limited animal studies
type: OTHER
value: because of potency
type: CAUSE
value: exquisitely
type: DEGREE
value: much more
type: DEGREE
value: to mammalian cells
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Ricin ( RY-sin), a lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, is a highly potent toxin.
text: Ricin is a potent cytotoxin but a weak hemagglutinin, whereas RCA is a weak cytotoxin and a powerful hemagglutinin.
text: It is exquisitely potent to mammalian cells, being able to fatally disrupt protein synthesis by attacking the Achilles heel of the ribosome.
text: Based on limited animal studies, ricin is expected to be a much more potent toxin when inhaled or injected, compared with the other routes of exposure.
text: Castor beans from the castor plant (Ricinus communis) are the source of ricin, a potent natural toxin.
text: After all, that first one, found back in 1889, went by the name ricin, known to be “a potent homicidal poison”, used by the Kremlin to assassinate anti-Communist dissidents—or by rogue chemistry professors, for that matter.
text: Ricin and abrin are potent biological toxins that are derived from plant sources (castor beans and rosary peas, respectively).
text: Ricin is one of the more potent toxins that can be encountered worldwide and is found in the beans of the castor oil plants, known as Ricinus communis, which is ubiquitously distributed.
text: Ricin toxin is a lethal plant-derived toxin and potential biological weapon because of its stability and high potency, and the fact it is readily extracted from by-products of castor oil production.
text: But the plant is also linked to murderous, diabolical plots worthy of a spy thriller: Ricin is a highly potent toxin that can kill a person in amounts as small as a few grains of sand.
text: Ricin, a potent toxin contained in the beans of the casto r plant ( Ricinus
text: Ricin is a potent cytotoxin but a weak hemagglutinin, whereas RCA is a weak cytotoxin and a powerful hemagglutinin.