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<StructureSection load='1qdc' size='350' side='right' caption='Concanavalin A complex with trisacchride, Mn+2 (small purple), Cl- (large green) and Ca+2 (small green) ions (large purple) (PDB entry [[1qdc]])' scene=''>
<StructureSection load='1qdc' size='350' side='right' caption='Concanavalin A complex with trisacchride, Mn+2 (small purple), Cl- (large green) and Ca+2 (small green) ions (large purple) (PDB entry [[1qdc]])' scene=''>
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== Function ==


'''Concanavalin A''' (ConA) is a carbohydrate-binding protein from jack-bean (''Canavalia ensiformis'').  It binds to certain sugars and to metal.  It is used to characterize glycoproteins on cell surfaces.
'''Concanavalin A''' (ConA) is a carbohydrate-binding protein from jack-bean (''Canavalia ensiformis'').  It binds to certain sugars and to metal.  It is used to characterize glycoproteins on cell surfaces.<ref>PMID:9546043</ref>
 
== Relevance ==
 
ConA has therapeutic effect on liver cancer.
 
== Structural highlights ==
 
ConA contains a metal - Mn+2 and Ca+2 - binding site as well as a sugar binding site.
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== 3D Structures of Concanavalin A ==
== 3D Structures of Concanavalin A ==

Revision as of 10:31, 14 December 2015

Concanavalin A complex with trisacchride, Mn+2 (small purple), Cl- (large green) and Ca+2 (small green) ions (large purple) (PDB entry 1qdc)

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3D Structures of Concanavalin A

Updated on 14-December-2015

References

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