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lectin
[ lek-tin ]
noun
- any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
lectin
/ ˈ±ôÉ›°ì³Ùɪ²Ô /
noun
- a type of protein possessing high affinity for a specific sugar; lectins are often highly toxic
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lectin1
Example Sentences
The interaction between sugar and lectin can be described using a "lock and key" relationship, where the "key" is the sugar and the "lock" is the lectin.
For eight weeks, he and his colleagues fed ethanol both to ordinary mice and to mice genetically engineered to lack the two pertinent lectin molecules.
Crump says she tagged the lectins with fluorescent labels, and when she observed the mosquito cells microscopically, each lectin displayed various levels of fluorescent intensities based on the concentration of proteins within the cell.
Handcuffed to the lectin, the insulin can’t bind to insulin receptors.
The woman behind the bar nods and begins mixing a pair of his signature margaritas, which feature whipped lectin to create a froth.
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