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Eranthis hyemalis | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE | Winter aconite |
| LECTINS | EHA-I, EHA-II |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS |
| NOMEN | LECp.Era.Hye.tu.Cga1 (EHA-I) |
| INDEX | Plant lectin / Plant / Tuber / Chimerolectin / Gal/GalNAc-binding lectins |
| CHARACTERIZATION | ERA-I possesses the property of inhibition of protein synthesis using in vitro eukaryotic translation systems. |
| BIOACTIVITY | ERA-II exhibits a pronounced specificity towards blood-group-O erythrocytes. |
| SOURCE TISSUE | Tuber |
| SPECIFICITY | |
| INHIBITORS | Hapten inhibition assays indicated that ERA-II is specific for N-acetylgalactosamine. |
| REFERENCES | ERA-I (bulb): J Biol Chem 1993 Nov 25;268(33):25176-83 ERA-II (root tuber): Biochem J 1985 May 1;227(3):949-55 |
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