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Lab Reagents: Absolute Lectins

Absolute Lectins, perfect for Glycoscience Medicago is a primary manufacturer of a wide variety of exceptionally pure lectins purified by affinity chromatography. Lectins are non-enzymatic proteins of non-immunoglobulin origin that bind specifically and reversibly to carbohydrate moieties without altering the covalent structure of the glycosyl ligands. The term ‘lectin’ is derived from the latin word legere, meaning ‘to select’. The specificity of a lectin is usually defined by the monosaccharides or oligosaccharides that are best at inhibiting the agglutination or precipitation caused by the lectin. Lectins are usually of plant origin but do occur in many types of organism; some are glycoproteins and may be soluble or membrane-bound.

The biological function of lectins is far from fully explored. Their specificity enables binding to glycoproteins and polysaccharides as well as agglutination of erythrocytes and stimulation of blood lymphocytes. Because of their ability to distinguish glycosyl ligands on human red blood cells, lectins can be used for blood typing.Immobilized lectins can be used in affinity chromatography to purify and isolate glycoproteins, glycolipids, polysaccharides, viruses and cells.

Carbohydrate-containing substances bound to the lectin may be eluted with a competitive binding substance. Medicago offers lectins as a freeze-dried powder or as a solution manufactured under aseptic conditions. If you don’t find the lectin you are looking for, we can certainly produce it for you. Furthermore, we offer different custom lectin conjugates on request.

•Ultrapure quality

•High activity

•Wide range

•Lyophilized powder

•Custom lectins and conjugates

Phaseolus vulgaris lectin P (PHA-P)- native isomer composition

Phaseolus vulgaris lectin P or Phytohemagglutinin (PHA-P)is isolated from red kidney beans and purified by affinitychromatography. PHA-P is a mixture of isolectins containingL (leucoagglutinin) and E (erythroagglutinin) subunits (1) incompositions L1E3, L2E2, L3E1, E4.

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MC-05-0038-5Phaseolus vulgaris lectin P (PHA-P)- native isomer composition5 mg €126.00 Quantity Add to Order

Description

Phaseolus vulgaris lectin P (PHA-P), native isomer composition

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Features 

  • Ultrapure quality
  • Agglutinates leucocytes and erythrocytes
  • Mixture of L and E subunits
  • Sugar specificity: complex oligosaccharides
  • Lyophilized powder

Product description

Phaseolus vulgaris lectin P or Phytohemagglutinin (PHA-P)is isolated from red kidney beans and purified by affinitychromatography. PHA-P is a mixture of isolectins containingL (leucoagglutinin) and E (erythroagglutinin) subunits (1) incompositions L1E3, L2E2, L3E1, E4.

Thus PHA-P is the form of PHA before separation oferythroagglutinin and leucoagglutinin. PHA-P has amolecular weight of 128 kDa and specificity for complexoligosaccharides (1). PHA-P is not blood group specific (2)and agglutinates human erythrocytes blood group 0 with alectin concentration of ≤4 μg/ml.

Medicago’s PHA-P lectin is supplied as a white to light-pinkessentially salt-free lyophilized powder from 50 mM NH4HCO3,which evaporates during the lyophilization procedure. Thepurity of the lectin is determined by SDS-PAGE generatingone single band. PHA-P is available in vials or plastic bottlescontaining 1 g, 10 mg or 5 mg of lyophilized powder and theproduct is to be used for laboratory work only.

 

Applications

  • Lateral flow erythrocyte separation

 

Typical subunit composition
Total L subunit composition: 60-65%
Total E subunit composition: 35-40%

L4 25-35%
L3E1 20-30%
L2E2 10-20%
L1E3 17-27%
E4 1-11%

 

Directions for use

The lectin may be reconstituted in a suitable buffer for yourapplication.

 

Shipping and storage

The product is shipped at -20°C, however for over-the-daytransport it may be shipped at ambient temperature. Thelyophilized powder is stable for more than five years fromproduction date when stored below -20°C. After reconstitutionwith PBS, pH 7.4, the solution may be stored frozen in workingaliquots for up to 12 months.

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References

1) Rigas, D.A. and Osgood, E.E. J. Biol. Chem. 212, 607, (1955)
(2) Kornfeld, R. and Kornfeld, S. J. Biol. Chem. 245, 2536, (1970)

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