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Wheat Germ Agglutinins

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Definition: 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.     
Examples Wheat Germ Agglutinin-Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugate 		Other names Wheat Germ Lectins; Triticum Vulgare Lectins; Lectins, Wheat Germ; Lectins, Triticum Vulgare; Agglutinins, Wheat Germ; Wheat Germ Agglutinin Isolectin 2; Wheat Germ Agglutinin Isolectin 1
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
succinyl-WGA  0   *Wheat Germ Agglutinins. Br J Cancer 1999 Aug;80(11):1754-62
wheat germ agglutinin-bovine serum albumin  0   *Serum Albumin, Bovine *Wheat Germ Agglutinins. Methods Cell Biol 1989;31:247
wheat germ agglutinin-ferritin  0   *Ferritins *Wheat Germ Agglutinins. Exp Eye Res 1987;44(3):439
wheat germ agglutinin-gold  0   *Wheat Germ Agglutinins *Gold Colloid. Hear Res 1987;25(2-3):115
wheat germ agglutinin-ricin A-chain conjugate  0   *Ricin *Wheat Germ Agglutinins Neurotoxins. Brain Res 1986;377(2):221
fluorescein isothiocyanate-wheat germ agglutinin  0   *Wheat Germ Agglutinins Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate/*analogs & derivatives. Am J Reprod Immunol Microbiol 1985;9(4):124
wheat germ agglutinin-sepharose 6MB  0   Sepharose/*analogs & derivatives Wheat Germ Agglutinins. Prep Biochem 1984;14(2):149
succinylated wheat germ agglutinin  0   *Wheat Germ Agglutinins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1981;99(3):768
wheat germ agglutinin receptor  0   *Receptors, Mitogen Wheat Germ Agglutinins. Exp Cell Res 1980;129(2):321

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