phytohemagglutinin

English

Etymology

From phyto- +‎ hemagglutinin.

Noun

phytohemagglutinin (plural phytohemagglutinins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any hemagglutinin (lectin) of plant origin, but especially that found in many beans that has a physiological action

Synonyms
  • PHA (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

Hyponyms
  • 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)

Derived terms
  • PHA
  • phytohemagglutinin-E
  • phytohemagglutinin-L
  • phytohemagglutinin-M
  • phytohemagglutinin-P
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