toxalbumin References Quizzes 44 Questions from Britannica’s Most Popular Health and Medicine Quizzes toxalbumin protein Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: poison/ Plant poisons (phytotoxins)Toxalbumins are highly toxic protein molecules that are produced by only a small number of plants. Ricin, a toxalbumin from the castor bean (Ricinus communis), is one of the most toxic substances known. Read MoreToxalbumins are highly toxic protein molecules that are produced by only a small number of plants. Ricin, a toxalbumin from the castor bean (Ricinus communis), is one of the most toxic substances known. Read More