Isolation and characterization of a mannose-binding lectin from leaves of the Chinese daffodil Narcissus tazetta

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 601-608

  Ooi, Linda S M ^a   Wang, Hexiang ^a   Ng, T B ^a   Ooi, Vincent E C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Agglutinin; Daffodil; Mannose binding lectin

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; EXTRACTION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; LECTIN BINDING; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; RABBIT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

NARCISSUS TAZETTA;

EID: 0032453018     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/bcb-76-4-601     Document Type: Article

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