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. 1982 Apr 1;203(1):239–243. doi: 10.1042/bj2030239

Isolation and partial characterization of wheat-germ-agglutinin-like lectins from rye (Secale cereale) and barley (Hordeum vulgare) embryos

Willy J Peumans 1, Hetty M Stinissen 1, Albert R Carlier 1
PMCID: PMC1158215  PMID: 6808991

Abstract

Lectins have been isolated from embryos of Secale cereale (rye) and Hordeum vulgare (barley) by affinity chromatography on immobilized N-acetylglucosamine. Both lectins are dimeric proteins of two identical subunits of mol.wt. 18000. They resemble strongly wheat-germ agglutinin with respect to their chemical, physical, biological and immunological properties.

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