Definition of Concanavalin. Meaning of Concanavalin. Synonyms of Concanavalin

- Concanavalin A (ConA) is a lectin (carbohydrate-binding protein) originally extracted from the jack-bean (Canavalia ensiformis). It is a member of the...
- blood grouping and research. Lectins from legume plants, such as PHA or concanavalin A, have been used widely as model systems to understand the molecular...
- it is called feijão-de-porco ("pig bean"). It is also the source of concanavalin A. C. ensiformis is a twining plant up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height...
- Acts upon T cells? Acts upon B cells? phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) yes no concanavalin A (conA) yes no lipopolysaccharide (LPS) no yes pokeweed mitogen (PWM)...
- (3D) shape. In 1979, the first pair of circularly permuted proteins – concanavalin A and lectin – were discovered; over 2000 such proteins are now known...
- crystallography analysis or lectin immunostaining is performed with concanavalin A reporter enzyme conjugate, which binds only glucose or mannose. These...
- biomolecule formed of four units, that are the same (homotetramer), i.e. as in Concanavalin A or different (heterotetramer), i.e. as in hemoglobin. Hemoglobin has...
- jelly-roll topology is found in carbohydrate binding proteins such as concanavalin A and various lectins, in the collagen binding domain of Staphylococcus...
- supplementation alters macrophage phagocytosis and lymphocyte response to concanavalin A: a study in alloxan-induced diabetic rats". Cell Biochemistry and Function...
- enhanced the production of the Th1 cytokines IL-2 and IFN-γ irrespective of concanavalin-A stimulation, whereas the production of the Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-5...