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Saraca indica : Asoka tree
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Molecular structure of
Asoka tree:
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Saraca indica
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| Lecster ID:582 | Edit Entry |
| Source Organism: | Asoka tree |
| Species: | Saraca indica |
| Common Nomenclature: | |
| Class: | Legum lectin |
| Index Nomenclature: | LECp.Sar.Ind.se.Hcu1 |
| Characterization Notes: | |
| Biological Activity: | The lectin agglutinates all human erythrocytes as well as chicken, goat, rabbit and duck red blood cells, and Ehrlich ascites cells. See: Phytochemistry 1995 (40); 643-649 |
| Source Tissue: | Seed |
| Specificity: | Complex (unknown) |
| Inhibitors: | In hemagglutination studies, porcine thyroglobulin which contains at least two N-linked complex type oligosaccharides was founf to be the best inhibitor of the lectin. |
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