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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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2016
2016
Additional file 10: of Genome-wide analysis of lectin receptor-like kinases in Populus
The amino acid sequence alignment and conserved motifs of G-type PtLecRLKs. (A) Amino acid sequence alignment via CLUSTALW. To… 
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
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Topography of binding sites of animal lectins: ligands’ view
Abstract 
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
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
1981
Highly Cited
1981
T lymphocyte-mediated cytolysis. I. A common mechanism for target recognition in specific and lectin-dependent cytolysis.
In this and the accompanying paper we examine the nature of the interactions between effector cells and target cells leading to… 
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
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…