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DR. D'ADAMO: LECSTER 7The lectin database of Dr. Peter D'Adamo. BACK TO INDEX | LECSTER7 FAQ |
Saraca indica | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE | Asoka tree |
| LECTINS | |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS | Legum lectin |
| NOMEN | LECp.Sar.Ind.se.Hcu1 |
| INDEX | Plant lectin / Plant / Seed / Hololectins / Lectins with a complex and unknown specificity |
| CHARACTERIZATION | |
| BIOACTIVITY | The lectin agglutinates all human erythrocytes as well as chicken, goat, rabbit and duck red blood cells, and Ehrlich ascites cells. See: Phytochemistry 1995 (40); 643-649 |
| SOURCE TISSUE | Seed |
| SPECIFICITY | Complex (unknown) |
| INHIBITORS | In hemagglutination studies, porcine thyroglobulin which contains at least two N-linked complex type oligosaccharides was founf to be the best inhibitor of the lectin. |
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