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Volvariella volvacea

SPECIES IMAGE
SOURCEStraw mushroom
LECTINSVVL
MOLECULAR IMAGE
CLASS
NOMENLECf.Vol.Vol.xx.Xxxx
INDEXLectin from fungi / / / /
CHARACTERIZATIONThe lectin has a moderate inhibitory effect on the growth of tumor cells.
BIOACTIVITYThe immunomodulatory activity of VVL was demonstrated by its potent stimulatory activity toward murine splenic lymphocytes. VVL was also found to markedly enhance the transcriptional expression of interleukin-2 and interferon-gamma by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. See:Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998 Jun 9;247(1):106-11
SOURCE TISSUE
SPECIFICITY
INHIBITORSIts hemagglutinating activity was inhibited by thyroglobulin but not by simple carbohydrate s such as monomeric or dimeric sugars.
REFERENCESJ Biochem (Tokyo) 1984 Jul;96(1):35-40
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