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Spodoptera exigua | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE |
| LECTINS | |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS |
| NOMEN | LECi.Spo.Exi.xx.Xxxx |
| INDEX | Lectin from invertebrates / / / / |
| CHARACTERIZATION | The agglutinin may be involved in the immune response of the insect e.g., by opsonization of microbial (fungal) surfaces which render the invading cells more susceptible to phagocytosis or agglutination. |
| BIOACTIVITY | Hemolymph from Spodoptera exigua larvae agglutinates rabbit and human O erythrocytes. |
| SOURCE TISSUE | |
| SPECIFICITY | Galactose |
| INHIBITORS | Hemagglutinin activity is destroyed by heat or EDTA, and galactosidic carbohydrate s inhibit agglutination of both red blood cell types. |
| REFERENCES | Dev Comp Immunol 1986 Fall;10(4):477-87 |
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