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

• lectin

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