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. 1982 Mar 1;201(3):641–645. doi: 10.1042/bj2010641

The production and properties of an antiserum to potato (Solanum tuberosum) lectin.

D Ashford, A K Allen, A Neuberger
PMCID: PMC1163692  PMID: 6807287

Abstract

Precipitation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) lectin by antisera was not affected by treatments that abolish lectin activity. An antiserum precipitated glycosylated derivatives of the lectin but not a deglycosylated peptide. The haemagglutination inhibition titre of this antiserum was not affected by removing anti-glycopeptide antibodies. This evidence suggests that the antiserum contains two populations of antibodies, specific for different domains of the lectin.

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