31. His contributions have been towards the structure and carbohydrate specificity of lectins and protein hydration. 32. At least broad beans also contain the lectin phytohemagglutinin and are somewhat poisonous if eaten raw. 33. Pusztai worked at the Rowett Institute for the next 36 years, predominately studying plant lectins . 34. However, a quarter of the evolved separately to that of other C-type lectins . 35. Alternatively the proteins may react with ligands like lectins giving rise to the term affinity blotting. 36. SP-A1 is a member of a subfamily of C-type lectins called collectins. 37. All of them contain a C-type lectin domain, a series of duplication event. 38. B-cell growth factor is released by T lymphocytes after either lectin or antigen stimulation. 39. SP-A2 is a member of a subfamily of C-type lectins called collectins. 40. The authors said the results defied the conventional view that the snowdrop lectin would not affect humans.
