Abstract
N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine in β-linkage being ubiquitous in cell surface glycoproteins, their interaction with lectins specific for this sugar moiety may be a significant event in cell adhesion phenomena. This article discusses the common β-N-acetyl galactosamine-specific lectins, with particular stress on the lectin from winged beans (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus).
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Abbreviations
- SBA:
-
Soybean lectin
- M r :
-
molecular weight
- SDS-PAGE:
-
sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- PHA:
-
phytohaemagglutinin
- WBA:
-
winged bean agglutinin
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Basu, D., Appukuttan, P.S. Plant lectins specific for N-acetyl-β-D-galactosamine. J Biosci 5 (Suppl 1), 131–135 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02702983
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