WHEAT GERM LECTINS
\wˈiːt d͡ʒˈɜːm lˈɛktɪnz], \wˈiːt dʒˈɜːm lˈɛktɪnz], \w_ˈiː_t dʒ_ˈɜː_m l_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_n_z]\
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Lectins purified from the germinating seeds of common wheat (Triticum vulgare); these bind to certain carbohydrate moieties on cell surface glycoproteins and are used to identify certain cell populations and inhibit or promote some immunological or physiological activities. There are at least two isoforms of this lectin.
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