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Ricin

Ricin is a toxic compound found in the seeds of the castor plant. Ricin is a powerful and deadly poison that interferes with the body’s ability to make proteins, which is essential to survival. Ingestion, inhalation, or injection of ricin can result in serious illness and death. Ricin has been used in various bioter…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 8× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2471-7061 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Ricin is a toxic compound found in the seeds of the castor plant. Ricin is a powerful and deadly poison that interferes with the body’s ability to make proteins, which is essential to survival. Ingestion, inhalation, or injection of ricin can result in serious illness and death. Ricin has been used in various bioterrorism attacks and its presence in terrorist recipes has led to increased interest in its detection and use as a potential weapon. Ricin also has several potential therapeutic applications such as in cancer therapy and its use as a research tool for the study of protein synthesis.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 2 articles above have been cited 8 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Ricin, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Colon And Rectal Cancer (ISSN 2471-7061).

Journal editorial board
Frank A. Frizelle · New Zealand Gennaro Galizia · Italy Tamotsu Tsukahara · Japan

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