LECTIN


Meaning of LECTIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlek-tən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin lectus (past participle of legere to pick, select) + -in (I) — more at legend

Date: 1954

: any of a group of proteins especially of plants that are not antibodies and do not originate in an immune system but bind specifically to carbohydrate-containing receptors on cell surfaces (as of red blood cells)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.