Lablab purpureus |
| SPECIES IMAGE |  |
SOURCE | Lablab bean, hyacinth bean, black seeded kidney bean |
| LECTINS | DLA, LPA |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE |  |
CLASS | Legum lectin |
| NOMEN | LECp.Lab.Pur.se.Hmg1 |
| INDEX | Plant lectin / Plant / Seed / Hololectins / Mannose/glucose-binding lectins |
| CHARACTERIZATION | Also known as Lablab niger or Dolichos lablab |
| BIOACTIVITY | For mitogenic activity and interleukin 2 promoter activity, see: Lect. Biol. Biochem. Clin. Biochem. 1988 (6) 391 The mannose-binding lectin agglutinates all human erythrocytes as well as rabbit, fowl and guinea pig red blood cells. See: Biochem J 1983 (209);653-657 The mannose/glucose-specific lectin inhibits the growth of rats when added to their diet. See: Toxicon 1972 (10);89-91 It also shows an inhibitory effect on HFV-1 infection. See: Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy 1994 (4);145-153 The lectin is a lymphocyte mitogen. J. Leuko Biol 1985 (38);189-190 |
| SOURCE TISSUE | Seed |
| SPECIFICITY | Man/Glc |
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