Phytohemagglutinins
Synonyms
Bean Lectins, Kidney
Kidney Bean Lectins
Lectins, Kidney Bean
Lectins, Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris Lectins
vulgaris Lectins, Phaseolus
Mucoproteins isolated from the kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); some of them are mitogenic to lymphocytes, others agglutinate all or certain types of erythrocytes or lymphocytes. They are used mainly in the study of immune mechanisms and in cell culture.