phytohemagglutinin
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From phyto- + hemagglutinin.
Noun
[edit]phytohemagglutinin (plural phytohemagglutinins)
- (biochemistry) Any hemagglutinin (lectin) of plant origin, but especially that found in many beans that has a physiological action
Synonyms
[edit]- PHA (abbreviation)
Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- phytohemagglutinin-E / PHA-E (agglutinates erythrocytes)
- phytohemagglutinin-L / PHA-L (agglutinates lymphocytes)
- phytohemagglutinin-M / PHA-M
- phytohemagglutinin-P / PHA-P (composed of PHA-E and PHA-L)