phytohemagglutinin

chemical compound

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In Fabales: Ecological and economic importance
…of the legume seed is phytohemagglutinin, a large protein molecule that is specific in its capacity to agglutinate certain human blood types. Approximately 60 percent of the several thousand seeds belonging to this order tested to date contain the compound. Phytohemagglutinin is particularly abundant in the common bean and has…
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