Con A differentiates among grass pollens by binding specifically to wall glycoproteins and carbohydrates

AIRBORNE grass pollens are a major cause of hayfever. The allergens involved are mostly proteins and glycoproteins 1,2 , which are stored in pollen walls 3 and rapidly released on moistening and which seem to play a recognition role in pollen/stigma interactions 4 . The capacity of certain plant lec...

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