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- noun Plural form of
lectin .
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All mammalian cells contain a collection of sugar-binding receptors, known as lectins, on their surfaces, and each lectin has a characteristic affinity for one or more sugars.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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All mammalian cells contain a collection of sugar-binding receptors, known as lectins, on their surfaces, and each lectin has a characteristic affinity for one or more sugars.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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All mammalian cells contain a collection of sugar-binding receptors, known as lectins, on their surfaces, and each lectin has a characteristic affinity for one or more sugars.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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All mammalian cells contain a collection of sugar-binding receptors, known as lectins, on their surfaces, and each lectin has a characteristic affinity for one or more sugars.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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All mammalian cells contain a collection of sugar-binding receptors, known as lectins, on their surfaces, and each lectin has a characteristic affinity for one or more sugars.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"The connection between the blood type of our ancestors and our diet today is because of a protein called lectins," says D'Adamo.
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At the top of these projections are amino acid/sugar complexes called "lectins" which allow the bacteria to stick to the inside walls of the urinary tract and even work their way upward.
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The AMPs, in an action reminiscent of the lectins plants use as self-defense against animals like us, bind to and damage the lipoprotein cell membrane of bacteria or the viral envelope of the virus.
Creeping Crud grrm 2010
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Most of us think of gluten as the main culprit in grain sensitivities, allergies and immune system insults, but there are several other organic compounds such as raffinose, stachyose, phytic acid phytates, lectins and verbascose that are harmful irritants to humans yet well-tolerated and nourishing for ruminants.
Georgianna Donadio, MSc, Ph.D., D.C.: Rethinking Grain-Based Carbohydrates Part II Georgianna Donadio 2011
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Sprouting grain berries converts non-digestible proteins, sugars and other grain components into plant quality amino acids, digestible sugars as well as neutralizes the harmful effects of lectins and phytates, turning the grain into nourishing and compatible plant food for humans.
Georgianna Donadio, MSc, Ph.D., D.C.: Rethinking Grain-Based Carbohydrates Part II Georgianna Donadio 2011
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