Concanavalin A
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Concanavalin A is a lectin protein originally extracted from the jack-bean Canavalia ensiformis. It binds specifically to certain structures found in various sugars, namely internal and nonreducing terminal alpha-mannosyl groups. It is used in biology and biochemistry to characterize glycoproteins and other sugar-containing entities. It is also used in lectin affinity chromatography.
Concanavalin A is also a lymphocyte mitogen.
It has also been shown as a stimulator of several matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs).[1]
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