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Biological Activity: Castor oil is a natural triglyceride and a solvent. Castor oil has a laxative effect and induces labor in pregnant females. Castor oil can be used as a solvent, co-solvent, stabilizing agent and polyol for the formation of polymer-nanoparticle composites[1][2].
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Castor oil | Castor oil is a natural triglyceride and a solvent. Castor oil has a laxative effect and induces labor in pregnant females. Castor oil can be used as a solvent, co-solvent, stabilizing agent and polyol for the formation of polymer-nanoparticle composites. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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- [1]. Mensah MB, et al. Castor oil: a suitable green source of capping agent for nanoparticle syntheses and facile surface functionalization. R Soc Open Sci. 2018 Aug 15;5(8):180824. [Content Brief]
- [2]. Tunaru S, et al. Castor oil induces laxation and uterus contraction via ricinoleic acid activating prostaglandin EP3 receptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jun 5;109(23):9179-84. [Content Brief]
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