Table 1.

Lectin specificity.

Lectin	Abbreviation	Specificity
Helix pomatia agglutinin	HPA	αGalNAc (Tn antigen) and type A erythrocytes
Maackia Amurensis I	MAL-I	α2-3 Sialic acid-Gal-GalNAc (N-glycans), Gal-β1,4-GlcNAc, Sialylation of Gal-3
Maackia Amurensis II	MAL-II	α2-3 Sialic acid-Gal-GalNAc (O-glycans)
Sambucus Nigra	SNA	α2-6 Sialic acid-Gal (and to lesser degree α2-3)
Concanavalin A	ConA	High mannose, terminal mannose, bi-antennary glycans, α-linked mannose
Lotus Tetragonolobus	LTA	α1-3/4 fucose containing oligosacharides
Galanthus nivalis	GNA	α1-3 mannose
Narcissus Pseudonarcissus	NPA	α1-6 polymannose