Lectins and CHO ligands

Lectin Family/Lectin Abbreviation Ligand(s)

Plants

Concanavilin A ConA Manα1-OCH3
Griffonia simplicifolia lectin 4 GS4 Lewis b (Leb) tetrasaccharide
Wheat germ agglutinin WGA Ner5Ac(α2->3)Gal(β1->4)GlcGlcNAc(β1->4)GlcNAc
Ricin   Gal(β1->4)Glc

Animals

Galectin-1 . Gal(β1->4)Glc
Mannose-binding protein MBP-A High Mannose Octasaccahride
Calnexin . Glc1Man9
     
Viral
Influenza Virus hemagglutinin HA Neu5Ac(α2->6)Gal(β1->4)Glc
Polyoma virus protein 1 VP1 Neu5Ac(α2->3)Gal(β1->4)Glc

Bacterial

Enterotoxin LT Gal
Cholera toxin CT GM1 pentasaccharide