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L8777

Lectin from Phytolacca americana (pokeweed)

lyophilized powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

PWM, Pokeweed mitogen

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UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.32
MDL number:
Form:
lyophilized powder
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sterility

aseptically filled

Quality Level

product line

BioReagent

form

lyophilized powder

potency

≤0.3 μg/mL mitogenic activity

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

solubility

PBS: 1 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

Lectins are proteins of plant origin, which have the ability to bind to certain neuronal surface glycoproteins and glycolipids. This ability of theirs helps them to be used as neuroanatomical tracers, as they are taken and transported in a retrograde or anterograde fashion.

Application

Lectin from Phytolacca americana (pokeweed) is used for proliferation Assay. (Cellular proliferative responses were measured by the incorporation of 3H thymidine in newly synthesized DNA, using a conventional assay).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins and are highly specific for sugar moieties. Pokeweed lectin (PL) is a lectin specific for N-acetylglucosamine-containing saccharides that stimulate peripheral lymphocytes to undergo mitosis by binding to their cell surfaces. Four types of lectins are isolated from the roots of pokeweed (Phytolacca americana). They contain homologous domains but have different molecular sizes and biological properties.
PWM is extracted from pokeweed roots. This protein has hemagglutinating, leukoagglutinating, and mitogenic properties. PWM is not blood group specific, but has affinity for N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine oligomers.

Analysis Note

Mitogenic activity was determined by BrdU incorporation in HeLa cell cultures.
Partially purified TCA precipitate.
Essentially salt-free.


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Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

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Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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Caroline Leeth et al.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 11(10) (2021-10-24)
Immunological studies in the horse are frequently hampered by lack of environmental control, complicated study design, and ethical concerns when performing high risk studies. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the utility of a xenograft model for
Tomomi Fujii et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography, 60(Pt 4), 665-673 (2004-03-25)
Pokeweed lectin (PL), a lectin specific for N-acetylglucosamine-containing saccharides, stimulates peripheral lymphocytes to undergo mitosis by binding to their cell surfaces. Four types of lectins have been isolated from the roots of pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) and shown to contain homologous
Kurt Hanevik et al.
The Journal of infectious diseases, 204(11), 1779-1786 (2011-10-13)
Clinical and epidemiological studies have suggested the development of acquired immunity in individuals previously infected with Giardia lamblia. However, there are no data on the long-term cellular immunity and genotype cross-reactivity. An outbreak of assemblage B giardiasis in a nonendemic



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L8777-5MG04061835512713
L8777-10MG04061833966181