The purification of potato lectin by affinity chromatography on an N,N',N''-triacetylchitotriose-Sepharose matrix.
1979
N N Desai, and
A K Allen
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MeSH Term
Description
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D002846
Chromatography, Affinity
A chromatographic technique that utilizes the ability of biological molecules, often ANTIBODIES, to bind to certain ligands specifically and reversibly. It is used in protein biochemistry. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Oligosaccharides containing three monosaccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
Trisaccharide
D037102
Lectins
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.