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Amaranthus leucocarpus : Prince's feather
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Molecular structure of
Prince's feather:
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Amaranthus leucocarpus
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| Lecster ID:49 | Edit Entry |
| Source Organism: | Prince's feather |
| Species: | Amaranthus leucocarpus |
| Common Nomenclature: | |
| Class: | Amaranthin group |
| Index Nomenclature: | LECp.Ama.Leu.se.Hga1 |
| Characterization Notes: | The lectin is serologically related to the A. caudatus lectin. |
| Biological Activity: | Mitogenic, immunosuppressive and phagocytic activity. The lectin agglutinates human ABO erythrocytes equally well. It is mitogenic to mouse spleen lymphocytes but is not cytotoxic. See: Phytochemistry 1988 (27) 313-317 It also inhibits the phagocytic activity of peritoneal macrophages to homologous erythrocytes and induces blastoid transformation of spoleen cells. See: Immunology 1994 (83); 410-413 |
| Source Tissue: | Seed |
| Specificity: | GalNAc(Gal-beta(1,3)GalNA-alpha -O-R (T-antigen); GalNAc-alpha-O-R (Tn antigen) |
| Inhibitors: | |
| References: | Lect. Biol. Biochem. Clin. Biochem. 1985 (4) 537 |
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