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A homogeneous glycoprotein (mol.wt 40,000) containing 34% carbohydrate was isolated fromAloe arborescens var.natalensis. At a concentration of 5 μg/ml, this glycoprotein was shown to stimulate deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis in baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells and to have the properties of a lectin which reacts with sheep blood cells. The chemical and physical properties of the glycoprotein (aloe lectin) are also discussed.
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Yagi, A., Machii, K., Nishimura, H. et al. Effect of aloe lectin on deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis in baby hamster kidney cells. Experientia 41, 669–671 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02007712
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