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. 1968 Oct;109(4):669–672. doi: 10.1042/bj1090669

Metal-binding sites of concanavalin A and their role in the binding of α-methyl d-glucopyranoside

A Joseph Kalb ¹, Alexander Levitzki ¹

PMCID: PMC1186953 PMID: 5683514

Abstract

Binding of a transition metal ion to specific sites in concanavalin A induces the formation of specific Ca²⁺ ion-binding sites. Sites for binding α-methyl d-glucopyranoside exist only when a transition metal ion and Ca²⁺ ion are bound.

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