Biologically Active Substance
concanavalin A
Subclass of:
Plant Lectins
Definitions related to concanavalin a:
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A mannose-binding lectin originally isolated from jack-bean, Canavalia ensiformis. Concanavalin A is a potent lymphocyte mitogen and a stimulator of matrix metalloproteinases, thereby exhibiting immunostimulatory effects. It is used in the characterization and purification of glycoproteins.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Mannose/glucose binding lectin isolated from the jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis); potent mitogen used to stimulate cell proliferation in lymphocytes, primarily T-lymphocyte, cultures.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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