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abrinnoun
A toxin akin to ricin found in jequirity beans.
Etymology: From Abrus, from the genus Abrus precatorius.
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Abrin
Abrin is an extremely toxic toxalbumin found in the seeds of the rosary pea (or jequirity pea), Abrus precatorius. It has a median lethal dose of 0.7 micrograms per kilogram of body mass when given to mice intravenously (approximately 31.4 times more toxic than ricin, being 22 micrograms per kilogram). The median toxic dose for humans ranges from 10 to 1000 micrograms per kilogram when ingested and is 3.3 micrograms per kilogram when inhaled.Abrin is a ribosome inhibiting protein like ricin, a toxin which can be found in the seeds of the castor oil plant, and pulchellin, a toxin which can be found in the seeds of Abrus pulchellus. Abrin is classed as a "select agent" under U.S. law.
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Abrin
Abrin is a toxalbumin that is found in the seeds of a plant called the lucky bean, rosary pea or jequirity pea. Abrin is similar to—but far more deadly than—ricin, the toxin found in the seeds of the castor oil plant. It is classed as a "Select Agent" under U.S. law.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Abrin
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abrin in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abrin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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