Ricin toxin contains three lectin sites which contribute to its in vivo toxicity

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 685-689

  Fu, Tao ^a   Burbage, Chris ^a   Tagge, Edward P ^a   Brothers, Thomas ^a   Willingham, Mark C ^a   Frankel, Arthur E ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lectin sites; Mouse toxicity; Ricin

Indexed keywords

ASIALOFETUIN; GALACTOSIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RICIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INSECT; INTOXICATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LECTIN BINDING SITE; LETHALITY; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SPLEEN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THYMUS;

EID: 0030428227     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(97)85550-6     Document Type: Article

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