Simultaneous allergen inactivation and detoxification of castor bean cake by treatment with calcium compounds

Ricinus communis L. is of great economic importance due to the oil extracted from its seeds. Castor oil has been used for pharmaceutical and industrial applications, as a lubricant or coating agent, as a component of plastic products, as a fungicide or in the synthesis of biodiesel fuels. After oil...

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Main Authors: K.V. Fernandes, N. Deus-de-Oliveira, M.G. Godoy, Z.A.S. Guimarães, V.V. Nascimento, E.J.T. de Melo, D.M.G. Freire, M. Dansa-Petretski, O.L.T. Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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