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Phytohemagglutinin
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A substance found in plants that causes red blood cells to clump together and certain white blood cells to divide. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A class of lectins, found in beans, with hemagglutination properties. Phytohemagglutinin binds to complex oligosaccharides containing galactose, N-acetylglucosamine and mannose, causing agglutination of most mammalian red blood cell types. It induces mitosis and affects cell membrane permeability, thereby facilitating protein transport. (NCI Thesaurus)
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