title: Purification and partial characterization of a lectin from Euphorbia neriifolia latex.
abstract: A lectin was purified from Euphorbia neriifolia latex to homogeneity by affinity chromatography on Sepharose 4B. The protein appears to be a dimer with approximate M(r) of 60,000 on gel filtration and showing a single band at M(r) 32,000 in SDS-PAGE, and contains 12.3% carbohydrate. It agglutinated trypsinized human and rabbit erythrocytes, but not sheep erythrocytes. However, sialidase-treated sheep erythrocytes were agglutinated. The galactose and galactose containing sugars inhibited the heamagglutination with increased beta-anomeric specificity. The Euphorbia lectin possesses mitogenic activity with murine spleen lymphocytes but it does not inhibit protein synthesis in rabbit reticulocyte lysate.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007840:Latex / Q000737:chemistry*; D037102:Lectins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011817:Rabbits; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D007840:Latex; D037102:Lectins