Mucoproteins isolated from the kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); some of them are mitogenic to lymphocytes, others agglutinate all or certain types of erythrocytes or lymphocytes. They are used mainly in the study of immune mechanisms and in cell culture.
Synonyms: vulgaris Lectin, Phaseolus, Bean Lectins, Kidney, Lectin, Phaseolus vulgaris, Lectins, Phaseolus vulgaris, Bean Lectin, Kidney, Kidney Bean Lectins, Phytohemagglutinin, Phaseolus vulgaris Lectin, 0, Lectins, Kidney Bean, Lectin, Kidney Bean, Phytohemagglutinins, Kidney Bean Lectin, Phaseolus vulgaris Lectins, vulgaris Lectins, Phaseolus
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search LECTINS 1968-78 ,79; was indexed under PLANT AGGLUTININS 1968-78
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D010835