| 释义 |
abrin Chem.|ˈeɪbrɪn|
[f. mod.L. Abrus (see def.) + -in1.]
A highly poisonous proteid contained in the jequirity bean (Abrus precatorius).
1884Klein Micro-org. & Disease 165 Messrs. Warden and Waddell published in Calcutta during the present year..a large number of observations on the jequirity poison... They have..proved, that the active principle is a proteid—abrin—closely allied to native albumen. 1897[see phytalbumose]. |