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DR. D'ADAMO: LECSTER 7The lectin database of Dr. Peter D'Adamo. BACK TO INDEX | LECSTER7 FAQ |
Homo sapiens | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE |
| LECTINS | Tumor-associated Vertebrate Lectin |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS |
| NOMEN | LECa.Ggg.Sss.xx.Xxxx |
| INDEX | Lectin from higher animal, typically vertebrates / / / / |
| CHARACTERIZATION | Antisera prepared against the plant lectin, GSI-B4(1), cross-react with galactopyranosyl-binding vertebrate lectins present on the surface of tumor cells. |
| BIOACTIVITY | |
| SOURCE TISSUE | |
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| INHIBITORS | Inhibition experiments, employing various mono- and disaccharides, suggest that the specificities of these antibodies are for determinants intimately associated with the galactosyl binding site on the lectin molecule. T |
| REFERENCES | Acta Histochem Suppl 1988;36:217-25 |
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