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Agglutinins

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Definition: Substances, usually of biological origin, that cause cells or other organic particles to aggregate and stick to each other. They include those ANTIBODIES which cause aggregation or agglutination of particulate or insoluble ANTIGENS.     
Examples Hemagglutinins
Substances having this pharmacologic action: Precipitins
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Helianthus tuberosus lectin  0   *Plant Lectins Agglutinins. Eur J Biochem 1999 Jan;259(1-2):135-42
tumor-globulin  0   *gamma-Globulins Agglutinins. Acta Med Croatica 1993;47(1):19-22
Phalera flavescens agglutinin  0   *Lectins Agglutinins. Arch Biochem Biophys 1993 Feb 15;301(1):200-5
mating factor  61194-02-3 L-Tyrosine, L-tryptophyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-leucyl-L-glutaminyl-L-leucyl-L-lysyl-L-prolylglycyl-L-glutaminyl-L-prolyl-gamma-(methylsulfinyl)-L-alpha-aminobutyryl  *Peptides Agglutinins Pheromones Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1979;91(3):849; Biochem Biophys Res Commun 83(4):1319;1978; J Bacteriol 1980;141(3):1170; J Biochem 82:1681;1977; J Biol Chem 254(3):796;1978; J Cell Biol 1980;85(1):96
tridacnin  0   *Precipitins Agglutinins Mollusca. Biochem J 175(2):467;1978; FEBS Lett 55(1):25;1975; Naturwissenschaften 1979;66(10):524; Z Immunitaetsforsch Immunobiol 153(3):265;1977

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