Table 1.

Survey of various lectins for binding to vegetative and reproductive cells of Spirogyra castanacea

Lectins	Vegetative cells	Reproductive cells	Specificity
BSL-I	×	○	Gal α, GalNAc α
Con A	×	○	Man α, Glc α
Jacalin	×	○	Sialyl-Gal β1-3 GalNAc-O-
RCA I	×	○	Gal, GalNAc
SBA	×	○	GalNAc
WGA	×	×	(GlcNAc)n, sialic acid

Cells were stained (○), not stained at all (×)