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Castor bean organelle genome sequencing and worldwide genetic diversity analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Rivarola Maximo, Foster Jeffrey T, Chan Agnes P, Williams Amber L, Rice Danny W, Liu Xinyue, Melake-Berhan Admasu, Huot Creasy Heather, Puiu Daniela, Rosovitz M J, Khouri Hoda M, Beckstrom-Sternberg Stephen M, Allan Gerard J, Keim Paul, Ravel Jacques, Rabinowicz Pablo D
Abstract excerpt
Castor bean is an important oil-producing plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. Its high-quality oil contains up to 90% of the unusual fatty acid ricinoleate, which has many industrial and medical applications. Castor bean seeds also contain ricin, a highly toxic Type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein, which has gained relevance in recent years due to biosafety concerns. In order to gain knowledge on global genetic...
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