One of the reasons of the neurological disorder amongst the poors in India is due to eating of
A
Cicer arietinum
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B
Lathyrus sativus
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C
Pisum sativum
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D
Vigna mungo
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Solution
The correct option is CLathyrus sativus Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) causes the neurological disorder known as lathyrism or neurolathyrism. It has high concentration of neurotoxin β-oxalyl-L-α,β-diaminopropionic acid which causes paralysis. It is a poison of mitochondria which causes cell death.