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Ion dependence of the discoidin I lectin from Dictyostelium discoideum
Differentiation; Research in Biological Diversity
|January 1, 1983
Abstract:
The lectin discoidin I from Dictyostelium discoideum requires divalent cations for binding activity. The data indicate that calcium is the preferred ion in vitro. In contrast, the lectin activity of discoidin II is independent of divalent ions.