phytohemagglutinin

phytohemagglutinin
A phytomitogen from plants that agglutinates red blood cells. The term is commonly used specifically to refer to the lectin obtained from the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), which is also a mitogen that stimulates T lymphocytes more vigorously than B lymphocytes. SYN: phytolectin.

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phy·to·hem·ag·glu·ti·nin or chiefly Brit phy·to·haem·ag·glu·ti·nin 'fīt-ō-.hē-mə-'glüt-ən-ən n a proteinaceous hemagglutinin of plant origin used esp. to induce mitosis (as in lymphocytes) abbr. PHA

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phy·to·he·mag·glu·ti·nin (fi″to-he″mə-glooґtĭ-nin) a lectin isolated from the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); it is a hemagglutinin that agglutinates mammalian erythrocytes and a mitogen that stimulates predominantly T lymphocytes. Abbreviated PHA.

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  • phytohemagglutinin — [fīt΄ō hē΄mə glo͞ot′ n in΄] n. 〚 PHYTO + HEMAGGLUTININ〛 a lectin, obtained from the red kidney bean, that binds to the membranes of I cells and stimulates metabolic activity, cell division, etc. * * * phy·to·he·mag·glu·ti·nin (fī tō hē mə… …   Universalium

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  • phytohemagglutinin — phy·to·hemagglutinin …   English syllables

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  • фитогемагглютинин — phytohemagglutinin фитогемагглютинин. Лектин <lectins> обыкновенной фасоли Phaseolus vulgaris, способный агглютинировать эритроциты человека только определенного серологического типа; Ф. является сильным митогеном (индуцирует переход клеток …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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