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Amaranthus leucocarpus

SPECIES IMAGE
SOURCEPrince's feather
LECTINS
MOLECULAR IMAGE
CLASSAmaranthin group
NOMENLECp.Ama.Leu.se.Hga1
INDEXPlant lectin / Plant / Seed / Hololectins / Gal/GalNAc-binding lectins
CHARACTERIZATIONThe lectin is serologically related to the A. caudatus lectin.
BIOACTIVITYMitogenic, immunosuppressive and phagocytic activity. The lectin agglutinates human ABO erythrocytes equally well. It is mitogenic to mouse spleen lymphocytes but is not cytotoxic. See: Phytochemistry 1988 (27) 313-317 It also inhibits the phagocytic activity of peritoneal macrophages to homologous erythrocytes and induces blastoid transformation of spoleen cells. See: Immunology 1994 (83); 410-413
SOURCE TISSUESeed
SPECIFICITYGalNAc(Gal-beta(1,3)GalNA-alpha -O-R (T-antigen); GalNAc-alpha-O-R (Tn antigen)
INHIBITORS
REFERENCESLect. Biol. Biochem. Clin. Biochem. 1985 (4) 537
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