Concanavalin
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Updated on 20-December-2015
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Michal Harel, Alexander Berchansky, Eran Hodis, Jaime Prilusky
ContentsFunctionConcanavalin 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.[1] RelevanceConA has therapeutic effect on liver cancer. Structural highlightsConA is thehomotetramer with D2 symmetry. ConA contains a metal - Mn+2 and Ca+2 - binding site as well as a sugar binding site. | ||||||||||||
Updated on 20-December-2015
Michal Harel, Alexander Berchansky, Eran Hodis, Jaime Prilusky
This page was last modified 13:37, 20 December 2015.