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DR. D'ADAMO: LECSTER 7The lectin database of Dr. Peter D'Adamo. BACK TO INDEX | LECSTER7 FAQ |
Physalia physalis | |
| SPECIES IMAGE |  | SOURCE | Portuguese man-of-war |
| LECTINS | Physalitoxin |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | | CLASS |
| NOMEN | LECi.Phy.Phy.xx.Xxxx |
| INDEX | Lectin from invertebrates / / / / |
| CHARACTERIZATION | A hemolytic protein lethal to mice has been isolated from this nematocyst venom. This protein, physalitoxin, appears to be responsible for both the venom's hemolytic and lethal activities. |
| BIOACTIVITY | |
| SOURCE TISSUE | |
| SPECIFICITY | |
| INHIBITORS | Physalitoxin is inactivated by concanavalin A and this inactivation can be blocked with alpha-methyl-mannoside. |
| REFERENCES | Biochim Biophys Acta 1981 Jan 30;667(1):87-98 |
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