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. 1978 May;61(5):779–784. doi: 10.1104/pp.61.5.779

Role of Lectins in Plant-Microorganism Interactions

II. Distribution of Soybean Lectin in Tissues of Glycine max (L.) Merr. 1

Steven G Pueppke 1,2,2, Wolfgang D Bauer 1,2,3, Kenneth Keegstra 1,2,4, Ardene L Ferguson 1,2
PMCID: PMC1091976  PMID: 16660384

Abstract

Three different assay procedures have been used to quantitate the levels of soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) lectin in various tissues of soybean plants. The assays used were a standard hemagglutination assay, a radioimmunoassay, and an isotope dilution assay. Most of the lectin in seeds was found in the cotyledons, but lectin was also detected in the embryo axis and the seed coat. Soybean lectin was present in all of the tissues of young seedlings, but decreased as the plants matured and was not detectable in plants older than 2 to 3 weeks. Soybean lectin isolated from seeds of several soybean varieties were identical when compared by several methods.

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