title: Isolation and properties of a lectin from the seeds of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth).
abstract: The lectin of the seeds of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth), which selectively binds murine cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, was purified by simple affinity-chromatographic procedures on two different N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminyl-carriers. The lectin thus obtained is homogeneous on polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis both in acid and alkaline media and has a mol. wt. of approx. 120000. The lectin molecule appears to comprise four subunits of equal electrophoretic mobility, contains 4.3% of covalently bound neutral sugar and 0.72 Mn and 0.94 Zn atoms respectively. The anti-(blood-group A1) specific erythroagglutinating activity of the lectin can be detected at a limit concentration of 15 microgram/ml and is inhibitable most effectively by N-acetyl-D-galactosamine.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D006384:Hemagglutination / Q000187:drug effects; D037102:Lectins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D037121:Plant Lectins; D012639:Seeds / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D002241:Carbohydrates; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins