LECTIN

lectin

(noun) any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lectin (plural lectins)

(protein) Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.

Hyponyms: phasin, phytohemagglutinin

Anagrams

• client, lentic

Source: Wiktionary



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