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Hevea brasiliensis | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE | Rubber tree |
| LECTINS | HBA, Hevein |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS | Chitin-binding lectin with hevein domain |
| NOMEN | LECp.Hev.Bra.la.Mch1 |
| INDEX | Plant lectin / Plant / Latex / Merolectins / GlcNAc/(GlcNAc)-binding lectins |
| CHARACTERIZATION | Like Urtica dioca lectin Hevein has strong anti-fungal activity against several fungi. See: Planta 1991 (183); 258-264 |
| BIOACTIVITY | Hevein does not agglutinate rabbit, pigeon or human erythrocytes. See: Planta 1991 (183); 258-264 |
| SOURCE TISSUE | Latex |
| SPECIFICITY | GlcNAc (oligomers) |
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| REFERENCES | Lect. Biol. Biochem. Clin. Biochem. 1997 (11) 18 |
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