Lectins are derived from the extracts of plants, animals, viruses and microorganisms and are known to agglutinate red blood cells. These agglutinins can select cell types according to blood group activities utilizing sugar-binding mechanisms. Lectins form precipitates with glycoconjugates and are useful for identifying or separating oligosaccharides with identical sugar compositions such as galactose, mannose or glucose. Source: Soybean Carbohydrate Specificity: alpha and beta-GalNAc > alpha and beta-Gal. Inhibitory Carbohydrate: Terminal alpha- and beta- GalNAc>Galactose. Activity: < 4ug/ml will agglutinate fresh A1 cells. Older B cells can react stronger than A2 cells Storage and Stability: Lyophilized and reconstituted products are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. Reconstitute with sterile ddH2O or buffer. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.
Molecular Weight:
110
Form:
Supplied as a lyophilized powder from PBS, pH 7.2-7.4. Labeled with Biotin.
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