TABLE 1.

The 20 lectins used in this study and the corresponding glycans specifically recognized.

By the lectins	Common abbreviation	Primary sugar specificity
Concanavalin A	Con A	Mannose
Dolichos biflorus agglutinin	DBA	N-Acetylgalactosamine
Peanut Agglutinin	PNA	Galactose
Ricinus communis agglutininI	RCAI	Galactose, N-Acetylgalactosamine
Soybean agglutinin	SBA	N-Acetylgalactosamine
Ulex Europaeus agglutininI	UEAI	Fucose
Wheat Germ agglutinin	WGA	N-Acetylglucosamine
Griffonia simplicifolia lectinI	GSLI	Galactose
Len culinaris lectin	LCA	Mannose
Phaseolus vulgaris Erythroagglutinin	PHA-E	Complex structures
Phaseolus vulgaris Leucoagglutinin	PHA-L	Complex structures
Pisum sativum agglutinin	PSA	Mannose
Wheat Germ agglutinin, Succinylated	Succinylated WGA	N-Acetylglucosamine
Datura stramonium lectin	DSL	N-Acetylglucosamine
Erythrina cristagalli lectin	ECL	Galactose
Griffonia simplicifolia lectinII	GSLII	N-Acetylglucosamine
Jacalin	Jacalin	Galactose
Lycopersicon esculentum lectin	LEL	N-Acetylglucosamine
Solanum tuberosum lectin	STL	N-Acetylglucosamine
Vicia villosa lectin	VVL	N-Acetylgalactosamine