Table 1 of D’Souza, Mol Vis 2009; 15:906-911.
Table 1. Biotinylated lectins used and their major specificites
| Lectin | Source | Major specificity |
|---|---|---|
| Mannose | ||
| CON A | Canavalia ensiformis | aD-man,a-D-Glc, terminal or a1,2 N-linked sequences, high mannose, intermediate and small complex structures [10]. |
| PSA | Pisum sativum | a-D-man in non-bisected bi and tri antennary complex N glycan [10]. |
| e-PHA | Phaseolus vulgaris (erythroagglutin) | Bisected bi and tri-antennate complex N glycan [10] |
| l-PHA | Phaseolus vulgaris (leukoagglutinin) | Tri and tetra-antennate nonbisected complex N glycan [10]. |
| Sialic acid | ||
| SNA-1 | Sambucus nigra | Neu5Aca2,6Gal/GalNAc- [10]. |
| MAA | Maackia amurensis | Neu5Aca2,3Galb1 [10] |
| LFA | Limax flavus | Sialyl terminals [11] |
| N-acetyl glucosamine oligomers | ||
| WGA | Triticum vulgaris | (−4GlcNAc b1,4GlcNAcb1-)n, |
| (-Galb1,4GlcNAcb1-)n [10] | ||
| DSA | Datura stramonium | -GlcNAcb1,4GlcNAc- [10] |
| STA | Solanum tuberosum | b1,4GlcNAc oligomers [10] |
| N-Acetyl galactosamine | ||
| SBA | Glycine max | Terminal GalNAca1– [10] |
| DBA | Dolichos biflorus | GalNAca1,3(Fuc1,2)Galb1,4GlcNAc- [10] |
| WFA | Wisteria floribunda | GalNAcα1,6Galβ1-, bGalNAc [12] |
| Galactose | ||
| AHA | Arachis hypogaea | Galb1,3GalNAca->Galb1,4GlcNAca1 [10] |
| MPA | Maclura pomifera | Galb1,3GalNAca1->GalNAca1– [10] |
| Jacalin | Artocarpus integrifolia (Jacalin) | Galb1,3GalNAc-, Gala1,6– [10] |
| BSA-1B4 | Bandeiraea simplicifolia | Gala1,3Galb1,4GlcNAcb- [10] |
| ECA | Erythrina cristagalli | Galb1,4GlcNAc- [10] |
| Fucose | ||
| UEA-1 | Ulex europaeus | Fuca1,2Galb1,4GlcNAc- [10] |