Legume Lectins: I. Immunological Cross-Reactions between the Enzymic Lectin from Mung Beans and other Well Characterized Legume Lectins

C N Hankins; J I Kindinger; L M Shannon

doi:10.1104/pp.64.1.104

Legume Lectins: I. Immunological Cross-Reactions between the Enzymic Lectin from Mung Beans and other Well Characterized Legume Lectins

Plant Physiol. 1979 Jul;64(1):104-7. doi: 10.1104/pp.64.1.104.

Authors

C N Hankins¹, J I Kindinger, L M Shannon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521.

Abstract

A number of well characterized legume lectins including the enzymic lectin from Vigna radiata were examined for immunological relatedness. The immunological cross-reactions observed indicate that most of the legume lectins, including Vigna lectin, are evolutionarily closely related proteins. The possibility that these proteins are homologs with enzymic functions is discussed.