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Lectin

Known as: Lectins, Lectins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind… 
National Institutes of Health

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20kDa lectin protein, SarcophagaAgaricus bisporus lectinBanLec-ICanavalia gladiata DC lectin
ATRN protein, humanC-Type Mannose Receptor 2KLRG1 protein, humanNKG2-D Type II Integral Membrane Protein

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AgglutininsHemagglutinin

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2011
2011
Cellulose Chemistry Meets Click Chemistry: Syntheses and Properties of Cellulose-Based Glycoclusters with High Structural Homogeneity
b-1,4-Glucans having oligosaccharide appendages (O-/N-linked b-maltoside and O-/N-linked b-lactoside) at 6C positions of all… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Binding of N-linked bovine fetuin glycopeptides to isolated rabbit hepatocytes: Gal/GalNAc hepatic lectin discrimination between Gal beta(1,4)GlcNAc and Gal beta(1,3)GlcNAc in a triantennary…
Glycopeptides were isolated from bovine fetuin after digestion with Pronase, aminopeptidase M, and carboxypeptidase Y. The… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The Correlation Between Extracellular Polysaccharide Production and Acid Tolerance in Rhizobium 1
Rhizobial isolates from six host genera (Cicer, Phaseolus, Leucaena, Lens, Melilotus and Trifolium) were screened for ability to… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Light microscopic histochemical detection of terminal galactose and N-acetylgalactosamine residues in rodent complex carbohydrates using a galactose oxidase--Schiff sequence and peanut lectin…
A technique was investigated for the direct visualization on paraffin sections of galactose and N-acetylgalactosamine residues… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Molecular cloning of Phaseolus vulgaris lectin mRNA and use of cDNA as a probe to estimate lectin transcript levels in various tissues.
The complete amino acid sequence of a Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Tendergreen lectin was deduced from the nucleotide sequence of a… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Analysis of lectin-dependent recognition of desialylated erythrocytes by Kupffer cells.
Kupffer cells isolated from the rat liver are able to bind neuraminidase-treated rat erythrocytes via a D-galactose-specific… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Synthetic glycolipids and the lectin-mediated aggregation of liposomes.
Synthetic mannose-containing glycolipids utilizing the cholesterol nucleus as a lipid anchor, and either the 6-aminohexyl- or the… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Studies on the mechanism of lymphocyte-mediated cytolysis. XI. The role of lectin in lectin-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity.
These findings of stringent requirements for both the “activating” and “bridging” roles of lectin during cytolysis necessitate… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Role of lectins in plant--microorganism interactions. IV. Ultrastructural localization of soybean lectin binding sites of Rhizobium japonicum.
The binding of purified, ferritin-labeled soybean seed lectin to the cell surfaces of Rhizobium japonicum 31 lb 138 has been… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Lectin-mediated attachment of glycoprotein-bearing liposomes to cells
LIPOSOMES have been used as vehicles for transporting drugs or enzymes into cultured cells and into tissues1–8. Before the full…