| Reference number | PP/10/42 |
| Previous numbers | PP/42/43 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'The proteids of the seeds of Abrus precatorius (jequirity)' by Sidney [Harris Cox] Martin |
| Date | 1887 |
| Description | Martin writes: 'The proteids of the seeds of Abrus, the Indian liquorice, are important physiologically, because they have been shown (by Warden and Waddell) to be possessed of poisonous properties.'
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Botany / Toxicology
Received 21 April 1887. Read 5 May 1887. Communicated by Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer.
A version of this paper was published in volume 42 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The proteids of the seeds of Abrus precatorius (jequirity)'. |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and coloured pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1887.0067 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1713 | Martin; Sidney Harris Cox (1860 - 1924) | 1860 - 1924 |
| NA8017 | Sharpey-Schafer; Sir; Edward Albert (1850 - 1935) | 1850 - 1935 |