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lectin

lectin

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Noun

lectin ‎(plural lectins)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of plant proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 252:
  The result proved less about the safety of genetic engineering than it did about the safety of lectins – known animal poisons.

Derived terms

isolectin
lectin affinity chromatography

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