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Blaberus discoidalis | |
| SPECIES IMAGE | ![]() | SOURCE | Cockroach |
| LECTINS | BDL1, BDL2, BDL3 |
| MOLECULAR IMAGE | ![]() | CLASS |
| NOMEN | LECi.Bla.Dis.xx.Xxxx |
| INDEX | Lectin from invertebrates / / / / |
| CHARACTERIZATION | |
| BIOACTIVITY | |
| SOURCE TISSUE | |
| SPECIFICITY | |
| INHIBITORS | All three lectins bind galactose but have different specificities for binding other sugars and for a range of vertebrate erythrocytes. BDL1 is specifically inhibited by D-(+)-glucose, D-(+)-mannose and N-acetyl-D-mannosamine, but not by N-acetyl-D-glucos |
| REFERENCES | Biochem J. 1993 Aug 15;294 ( Pt 1):181-90. |
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