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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. | |||
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
== 3D Structures of Concanavalin A == | == 3D Structures of Concanavalin A == | ||
Revision as of 10:31, 14 December 2015
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Updated on 14-December-2015
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