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Penaeus californiensis | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE | Brown shrimp |
| LECTINS | |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS |
| NOMEN | LECp.Pen.Cal.xx.Xxxx |
| INDEX | Plant lectin / / / / |
| CHARACTERIZATION | Both amino acid composition and N-terminal sequence are markedly similar to brown shrimp (P. californiensis) and crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) BGBP, indicating that this recognition protein is present in freshwater and marine crustaceans. |
| BIOACTIVITY | |
| SOURCE TISSUE | |
| SPECIFICITY | beta-1,3-glucan |
| INHIBITORS | |
| REFERENCES | Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 1997 Apr;116(4):453-8 |
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