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Salmo salar v. Atlantica | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE | Atlantic salmon |
| LECTINS | |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS |
| NOMEN | LECa.Sal.Sal.xx.Xma1 |
| INDEX | Lectin from higher animal, typically vertebrates / / / / Mannose-binding lectins |
| CHARACTERIZATION | Binding experiments using biotinylated lectin revealed that it specifically recognizes and binds to mannose on the surfaces of two salmon pathogens, Vibrio anguillarum and Aeromonas salmonicida, implying an immunological role for this lectin in Atlantic salmon. |
| BIOACTIVITY | |
| SOURCE TISSUE | |
| SPECIFICITY | mannose |
| INHIBITORS | |
| REFERENCES | Comp Biochem Physiol C Pharmacol Toxicol Endocrinol 1999 May;123(1):9-15 |
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