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Descriptor English: Concanavalin A
Descriptor Spanish: Concanavalina A
Descriptor concanavalina A
Scope note: Lectina que se une a la MANOSA/GLUCOSA aislada del frijol (Canavalia ensiformis). Es un potente mitógeno utilizado para estimular la proliferación celular en cultivos de linfocitos, principalmente de linfocitos T.
Descriptor Portuguese: Concanavalina A
Descriptor French: Concanavaline A
Tree number(s): D12.776.503.499.500
D12.776.765.678.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003208
Scope note: A MANNOSE/GLUCOSE binding lectin isolated from the jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis). It is a potent mitogen used to stimulate cell proliferation in lymphocytes, primarily T-lymphocyte, cultures.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Pharm Action: Mitogens
Registry Number: 11028-71-0
CAS Type 1 Name: Concanavalin A
Previous Indexing: Lectins (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(71)
Entry Version: CON A
Related: Receptors, Concanavalin A MeSH
DeCS ID: 3232
Unique ID: D003208
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Concanavalin A - Preferred
Concept UI M0004982
Scope note A MANNOSE/GLUCOSE binding lectin isolated from the jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis). It is a potent mitogen used to stimulate cell proliferation in lymphocytes, primarily T-lymphocyte, cultures.
Preferred term Concanavalin A



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