Ascorbic acid: effects on ricin intoxicated HeLa cells.
Ascorbic acid in concentrations of 100 microgram/ml of culture medium protects HeLa cells against the protein synthesis inhibition activity of ricin, a phytotoxin isolated from castor beans.
D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006367:HeLa Cells; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012276:Ricin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology
D012276:Ricin; D001205:Ascorbic Acid