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Canavalia ensiformis

SPECIES IMAGE
SOURCEJack bean
LECTINSConA, Concanavalin A
MOLECULAR IMAGE
CLASSLegume lectin
NOMENLECp.Can.Ens.se.Hmg1
INDEXPlant lectin / Plant / Seed / Hololectins / Mannose/glucose-binding lectins
CHARACTERIZATION
BIOACTIVITYConcanavalin A is a lectin protein from the jackbean (Canavalia ensiformis). It binds specifically to certain structures found in various sugars, namely internal and nonreducing terminal alpha-mannosyl groups. It is used in biology and biochemistry to characterize glycoproteins and other sugar-containing entities. It is also used in lectin affinity chromatography. Concanavalin A is also a lymphocyte mitogen.
SOURCE TISSUESeed
SPECIFICITYtrimannosyl core of N-glycans
INHIBITORSalpha-methyl-mannopyranoside
REFERENCESJ.Biol.Chem. 254: 2400-7.
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