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DR. D'ADAMO: LECSTER 7The lectin database of Dr. Peter D'Adamo. BACK TO INDEX | LECSTER7 FAQ |
Vicia sativa | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE | Tare vetch |
| LECTINS | |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS |
| NOMEN | LECp.Vic.Sat.xx.Xxxx |
| INDEX | Plant lectin / / / / |
| CHARACTERIZATION | |
| BIOACTIVITY | This 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 | |
| INHIBITORS | The 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 |
| REFERENCES | Biochim Biophys Acta 1979 Mar 27;577(1):71-81 |
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