phytohemagglutinin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From phyto- + hemagglutinin.
Noun[edit]
phytohemagglutinin (plural phytohemagglutinins)
- (biochemistry) Any hemagglutinin (lectin) of plant origin, but especially that found in many beans that has a physiological action
Synonyms[edit]
- PHA (abbreviation)
Hypernyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
- phytohemagglutinin-E / PHA-E (agglutinates erythrocytes)
- phytohemagglutinin-L / PHA-L (agglutinates lymphocytes)
- phytohemagglutinin-M / PHA-M
- phytohemagglutinin-P / PHA-P (composed of PHA-E and PHA-L)