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Homo sapiens | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE |
| LECTINS | Human Placenta Lectins (HPL-H, HPL-BG) |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS |
| NOMEN | LECh.Hom.Sap.xx.Xxxx |
| INDEX | Lectin from humans / / / / |
| CHARACTERIZATION | HPL-H binds heparin; HPL-BG is a 14K lectin that binds beta-galactoside. The interaction of HPL-H with naturally occurring heparin-like molecules may physiologically be involved in modulatory regulation of heparin-mediated processes. |
| BIOACTIVITY | |
| SOURCE TISSUE | |
| SPECIFICITY | HPL-H binds heparin; HPL-BD binds beta galactoside |
| INHIBITORS | |
| REFERENCES | Biochemistry 1989 Aug 8;28(16):6531-8 J Biochem (Tokyo) 1987 Apr;101(4):987-95 |
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