 Lectins
"Lectins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind to carbohydrates, however they are not considered lectins. PLANT LECTINS are carbohydrate-binding proteins that have been primarily identified by their hemagglutinating activity (HEMAGGLUTININS). However, a variety of lectins occur in animal species where they serve diverse array of functions through specific carbohydrate recognition.
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D037102
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D12.776.503
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lectins" by people in Profiles.
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Murray MJ, Grady TC. The effect of a pectin-lecithin complex on prevention of gastric mucosal lesions induced by feed deprivation in ponies. Equine Vet J. 2002 Mar; 34(2):195-8.
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Kanan RM, Cook DB, Datta HK. Lectin immunoassay for macrophage-activating factor (Gc-MAF) produced by deglycosylation of Gc-globulin: evidence for noninducible generation of Gc-MAF. Clin Chem. 2000 Mar; 46(3):412-4.
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Cook DB, Bustamam AA, Brotherick I, Shenton BK, Self CH. Lectin ELISA for the c-erb-B2 tumor marker protein p185 in patients with breast cancer and controls. Clin Chem. 1999 Feb; 45(2):292-5.
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Farajollahi MM, Cook DB, Self CH. Major improvement of lectin-based assays through choice of cation and optimization of cation concentration. Anal Biochem. 1998 Jul 15; 261(1):118-21.
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