phytohemagglutinin
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phytohemagglutinin
[fi″to-he″mah-gloo´tĭ-nin]a lectin isolated from the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); it is a hemagglutinin that agglutinates mammalian erythrocytes and a mitogen that stimulates predominantly T lymphocytes. Abbreviated PHA.
phy·to·hem·ag·glu·ti·nin (PHA),
(fī'tō-hēm'ă-glū'ti-nin),A phytomitogen from plants that agglutinates red blood cells. The term is commonly used specifically to refer to the lectin obtained from the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), which is also a mitogen that stimulates T lymphocytes more vigorously than B lymphocytes.
Synonym(s): phytolectin
phytohemagglutinin
/phy·to·hem·ag·glu·ti·nin/ (-hem″ah-glldbomact´in-in) a hemagglutinin of plant origin.phytohemagglutinin
(fī′tō-hē′mə-glo͞ot′n-ĭn)n.
Any of various hemagglutinins found in plants. Phytohemagglutinins are abundant in certain uncooked beans and can be toxic if ingested.
phytohemagglutinin (PHA)
[fī′tōhem′əglo̅o̅′tinin]
Etymology: Gk, phyton, plant, haima, blood; L, agglutinare, to glue
a hemagglutinin that is derived from a plant, specifically the lectin obtained from the red kidney bean. Also called phytolectin.
phy·to·hem·ag·glu·ti·nin
(PHA) (fī'tō-hē'mă-glū'ti-nin)A phytomitogen from plants that agglutinates red blood cells. Commonly used specifically for the lectin obtained from the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), which is also a mitogen.
Synonym(s): phytolectin, phytohaemagglutinin.
Synonym(s): phytolectin, phytohaemagglutinin.
phytohemagglutinin
a hemagglutinin of plant origin.