Table 1 List of the lectins used with their primary sugar specificity.

From: Interactions between the flavescence dorée phytoplasma and its insect vector indicate lectin-type adhesion mediated by the adhesin VmpA

Lectin name

Abbreviation

Primary sugar specificity

Dolichos biflorus agglutinin

DBA

αGalNAc

Vicia villosa agglutinin

VVA

α,βGalNAc

Peanut agglutinin

PNA

Galβ3GalNAc

Ricinus communis agglutinin

RCA I

βGal

Wheat germ agglutinin

WGA

α,βGlcNAc

Lycopersicon esculentum lectin

LEL

(GlcNAc)2–4

Galanthus Nivalis agglutinin

GNA

α-1,3Man

Lens culinaris agglutinin

LCA

αMan, αGlc

  1. Gal d-Galactose, GalNAc N-Acetylgalactosamine, Glc d-Glucose, GlcNAc N-Acetylglucosamine, Man Mannose.
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