title: Complete amino acid sequence of a beta-galactoside-binding lectin from human placenta.
abstract: The complete amino acid sequence of a beta-galactoside-binding lectin from human placenta was determined at protein level. The lectin consists of 134 amino acids and its N-terminal alanine is blocked with acetate. The lectin shows about 50% similarity with chick 14K lectin, which was the first vertebrate beta-galactoside-binding lectin completely sequenced. Only 14 residues proved to be different from those of rat lung lectin, the sole mammalian lectin of which the complete sequence has been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kasai
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003488:Cyanogen Bromide; D005260:Female; D005697:Galactosides / Q000378:metabolism; D037161:Galectins; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D005697:Galactosides; D037161:Galectins; D006388:Hemagglutinins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D003488:Cyanogen Bromide