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Lentin binds specifically to sea urchin embryo chromatin. This binding is saturable and inhibited by α-methylmannose. Scatchard plot analysis of the binding reaction suggests a single binding site.
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Ševaljević, L., Petrović, S.L. & Petrović, M. Binding ofLens culinaris lectin to sea urchin embryo chromatin. Experientia 35, 193–194 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920609
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