ALL meanings of lectin
lec·tin
L l - noun lectin any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing. 1
- noun lectin Any of a class of proteins, chiefly of plant origin, that bind specifically to certain sugars and so cause agglutination of particular cell types. 1
- noun lectin (biochemistry) Any of a class of plant proteins that bind specific carbohydrates. 0
- noun lectin a type of protein possessing high affinity for a specific sugar; lectins are often highly toxic 0
- noun lectin any of several proteins, found in plants and animals, that bind to specific sugar molecules, as on cancer or red blood cells 0