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Euphorbia characias | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE |
| LECTINS | |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS |
| NOMEN | LECp.Eup.Sss.xx.Xxxx |
| INDEX | Plant lectin / / / / |
| CHARACTERIZATION | Purification and partial characterization of a mitogenic lectin from the latex of Euphorbia marginata. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1993 Aug 20;1158(1):33-9. |
| BIOACTIVITY | It agglutinated trypsinized human and rabbit erythrocytes, but not sheep erythrocytes. However, sialidase-treated sheep erythrocytes were agglutinated. |
| SOURCE TISSUE | |
| SPECIFICITY | Euphorbia heterophylla lectin is specifc for N-acetylgalactosamine |
| INHIBITORS | The galactose and galactose containing sugars inhibited the heamagglutination with increased beta-anomeric specificity. |
| REFERENCES | For Euphorbia neriifolia see: Biochem Mol Biol Int 1995 May;35(6):1199-204 For Euphorbia heterophylla, see: Biochem J 1983 Oct 1;215(1):141-5 |
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