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DR. D'ADAMO: LECSTER 7


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Vicia sativa

SPECIES IMAGE
SOURCETare vetch
LECTINS
MOLECULAR IMAGE
CLASS
NOMENLECp.Vic.Sat.xx.Xxxx
INDEXPlant lectin / / / /
CHARACTERIZATION
BIOACTIVITYThis lectin agglutinates horse, rabbit and human erythrocytes, with no specificity for human blood groups, but does not agglutinate calf and sheep erythrocytes.
SOURCE TISSUE
SPECIFICITY
INHIBITORSThe agglutinating activity is inhibited by mono-, di-, and trisaccharides with a pyranosyl residue whose free hydroxyl group in position 4 has the configuration of glucose, and by fructose. The lectin has mitogenic activity on human peripheral blood lymp
REFERENCESBiochim Biophys Acta 1979 Mar 27;577(1):71-81
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