A comparison of the fine saccharide-binding specificity of Dioclea grandiflora lectin and concanavalin A

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 320-326

  Gupta, Dipti ^a   Oscarson, Stefan ^b   Raju, T Shantha ^a   Stanley, Pamela ^a   Toone, Eric J ^c   Brewer, C Fred ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Cross linking; Glycopeptide; Lectin; Specificity

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; LECTIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DRUG COMPARISON; LECTIN BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIOCLEA GRANDIFLORA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0029850081     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0320r.x     Document Type: Article

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