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. 1987 Oct;85(2):566-9.
doi: 10.1104/pp.85.2.566.

Leaves of the Orchid Twayblade (Listera ovata) Contain a Mannose-Specific Lectin

E J Van Damme  1 , A K Allen, W J Peumans
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Leaves of the Orchid Twayblade (Listera ovata) Contain a Mannose-Specific Lectin

E J Van Damme et al. Plant Physiol. 1987 Oct.

Abstract

A new lectin was isolated from leaves of the twayblade (Listera ovata). It is a dimeric protein built up of two subunits of M(r) 12,500. This lectin, which is the first to be isolated from a species of the family Orchidaceae, exhibits exclusive specificity towards mannose.

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