Cajanus cajan |
| SPECIES IMAGE |  |
SOURCE | Pigeon pea, yellow dahl, red gram |
| LECTINS | |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE |  |
CLASS | Legume lectins |
| NOMEN | LECp.Caj.Caj.se.Hmg1 |
| INDEX | Plant lectin / Plant / Seed / Hololectins / Mannose/glucose-binding lectins |
| CHARACTERIZATION | |
| BIOACTIVITY | The lectin agglutinates rabbit erythrocytes and can precipitate IgM. See: See: Archiv. Biochem. Biophys. 1995 (319); 426-431 |
| SOURCE TISSUE | Seed |
| SPECIFICITY | alpha-methyl mannose, Man/Glc |
| INHIBITORS | The most potent inhibitor of the lectin is p-nitrophenyl alpha-mannopyranoside followed by methyl alpha-mannopyranoside. See: Archiv. Biochem. Biophys. 1995 (319); 426-431 |
| REFERENCES | Biochim Biophys Acta 1999 May 24;1427(3):378-84 |