Lectins purified from the germinating seeds of common wheat (Triticum vulgare); these bind to certain carbohydrate moieties on cell surface glycoproteins and are used to identify certain cell populations and inhibit or promote some immunological or physiological activities. There are at least two isoforms of this lectin.

Synonyms: Wheat Germ Agglutinin Isolectin 2, Lectins, Triticum Vulgare, Wheat Germ Lectins, Triticum Vulgare Lectin, Triticum Vulgare Lectins, Wheat Germ Agglutinin Isolectin 1, Lectin, Wheat Germ, 0, Germ Agglutinin, Wheat, Agglutinin, Wheat Germ, Lectins, Wheat Germ, Agglutinins, Wheat Germ, Wheat Germ Agglutinins, Vulgare Lectin, Triticum, Wheat Germ Lectin, Lectin, Triticum Vulgare, Wheat Germ Agglutinin, Germ Lectin, Wheat

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87

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D014909