lectins

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03495
@[email protected] isolated from plants but recently found also in animals and microorganisms that react specifically with terminal glycosidic residues of other molecules (e.g. cell wall @[email protected]); some causing cells to agglutinate (cf. @[email protected] ).
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 158 [Terms] [Paper]