title: Characterization, composition and determination of the sugars in ricinotoxin from Ricinus communis L. seeds.
abstract: The purified ricinotoxin from Ricinus communis L. seeds appears to be a glycoprotein. Either paper or gas-liquid chromatographic methods indicate that only mannose and N-acetyl-glucosamine are present in significant amounts. Quantitative determination shows that one mole of ricinotoxin contains 15 mannose residues and 8 N-acetyl-glucosamine residues.
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003124:Colorimetry; D006868:Hydrolysis; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012278:Ricinus / Q000032:analysis*; D012639:Seeds / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates