11 Facts About Ricin

Ricin was first described by Peter Hermann Stillmark, the founder of lectinology.

Ricin is classified as a type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein .

Ricin is synthesized in the endosperm of castor oil plant seeds.

Ricin molecules are thought to follow retrograde transport via early endosomes, the trans-Golgi network, and the Golgi to enter the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum .

Ricin is resistant, but not impervious, to digestion by peptidases.

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Ricin is classified as an extremely hazardous substance in the United States as defined in Section 302 of the US Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and is subject to strict reporting requirements by facilities that produce, store, or use it in significant quantities.

Ricin is several orders of magnitude less toxic than botulinum or tetanus toxin, but the latter are harder to come by.

Ricin is easy to produce, but is not as practical or likely to cause as many casualties as other agents.

Ricin died in a hospital a few days later and his body was passed to a special poison branch of the British Ministry of Defence that discovered the pellet during an autopsy.

Ricin has been used as a plot device, such as in the television series Breaking Bad.

Ricin was sentenced, on 18 September 2015, to eight years imprisonment.