title: Isolation and properties of three lectins from mistletoe (Viscum album L.).
abstract: Three lectins have been isolated from an extract of mistletoe (Viscum album) by affinity chromatography on partially hydrolysed Sepharose and human immunoglobulin- Sepharose. The lectins differ in molecular weight and sugar specificity (lectin I, mol.wt. 11500, D-galactose-specific; lectin II, mol.wt. 60000, both D-galactose- and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-specific; lectin III, mol. wt. 50000, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-specific). All three lectins react with human erythrocytes without specificity for the A, B, and O blood groups. In contrast with abrin and ricin the mistletoe lectins cannot be divided into "toxins" and "haemagglutinins".
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006384:Hemagglutination / Q000187:drug effects; D037102:Lectins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008623:Mercaptoethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D014784:Mistletoe / Q000032:analysis; D008970:Molecular Weight; D037121:Plant Lectins; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; D008623:Mercaptoethanol