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Additional Sampling and Analysis Information
Biotoxin: ABRIN

• AIR MATRIX
  No references were identified for this sampling matrix for this agent.
  
  

• OTHER
  No references were identified for this sampling matrix for this agent.
  
  

• SOIL MATRIX
  No references were identified for this sampling matrix for this agent.
  
  

• SURFACES
  Herrmann MS, Behnke WD [1980]. Physical studies on three lectins from the seeds of Abrus precatorius. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)—Protein Structure 621(1):43-52.
  
  Herrmann MS, Behnke WD [1981]. A characterization of abrin a from the seeds of the Abrus precatorius plant. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)—Protein Structure 667(2):397-410.
  
  Nambiar MP, Wu HC [1995]. Ilimaquinone inhibits the cytotoxicities of ricin, diphtheria toxin, and other protein toxins in vero cell. Exp Cell Res 219(2):671-678.
  
  Olsnes S [1976].Abrin and ricin: structure and mechanism of action of two toxic lectins (Bull Inst Pasteur 74:85–99). Toxicon 15(2):175.
  
  Singh S, Singh DK [1999]. Molluscicidal activity of Abrus precatorius linn. and Argemone mexicana linn. Chemosphere 38(14):3319-3328.
  
  

• WATER
  No references were identified for this sampling matrix for this agent.