Ridnus communis

PROP From seeds of Ridnus communis L. (Fam. Euphorhiaceae). A colorless to pale-yellow, viscous liquid bland taste, characteristic odor. Mp -12°, bp 313°, flash p 445°F (CC), d 0.96, autoign temp 840°F. Sol in ale misc in abs ale, glacial acetic acid, chloroform, and ether. 

Diagram 2. Leaf, capsule and beans of Ridnus communis. The palmate leaves have a deep deep green colour. The capsule is surrounded by soft spines and contains brownish red beans. 

Castor bean Ridnus communis 1 Toxalbumln (ricin)... 

Zeevaart JAD (1977) Sites of abscisic acid synthesis and metabolism in Ridnus communis. Plant Physiol 59 788-791... 

Castor bean Ridnus communis) 18 64 trace Endosperm... 

Campbell, D.N., Rowland, D.L., Schnell, R.W., Ferrell, J., Wilkie, A.C., 2014. Developing a castor Ridnus communis L.) production system in Florida, U.S. evaluating crop phenology and response to management. Ind. Crops Prod. 53, 217-227. 

Chan, A.P., Crabtree, J., et al., 2010. Draft genome sequence of the oilseed species Ridnus communis. Nat. Biotechnol. 28, 951-956. 

Chen, G.Q., He, X., McKeon, T.A., 2005. A simple and sensitive assay for distinguishing the expression of ricin and Ridnus communis agglutinin genes in developing castor seeds (R. communis L.). J. Agric. Food Chem. 53, 2358-2361. 

Danlami, J.M., Zaini, M.A.A., Arsad, A., Yunus, M.A.C., 2015. A parametric investigation of castor oil (Ridnus communis L.) extraction using supercritical carbon dioxide via response surface optimization. J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng. 53, 32-39. 

Sphyris, N., Lord, J.M., Wales, R., Roberts, L.M., 1995. Mutational analysis of the Ridnus lectin B-chains. Galactose-binding ability of the 2 gamma subdomain of Ricinus communis agglutinin B-chain. J. Biol. Chem. 270,20292-20297. 

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