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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
A lectin has been isolated from tubers of the meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale). It is an octameric protein (M(r) 100,000) composed of 4A- and 4B-subunits of M(r) 15,000 and 10,000, respectively. It is a glycoprotein with 4.4% carbohydrate, the main sugars are (N-acetyl-) glucosamine, mannose, fucose, and xylose. Although the Colchicum autumnale agglutinin (CAA) agglutinates human red blood cells, it has a much higher activity with rabbit erythrocytes. With respect to its carbohydrate-binding specificity CAA behaves rather unusually as it is inhibited by lactose, galactose, N-acetylgalactosamine and related sugars when assayed with human red blood cells but not in assays with rabbit erythrocytes.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0032-0889
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1036-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-15
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
A New Lectin from Meadow Saffron (Colchicum automnale).
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratorium voor Plantenbiochemie, KU Leuven, Kardinaal Mercierlaan, 92, B-3030 Leuven, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article