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MeSH Heading: Wheat Germ Agglutinins
Tree Number(s): D12.776.503.499.968; D12.776.765.678.968
Unique ID: D014909
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014909
Scope Note: Lectins purified from the germinating seeds of common wheat (Triticum vulgare); these bind to certain carbohydrate moieties on cell surface glycoproteins and are used to identify certain cell populations and inhibit or promote some immunological or physiological activities. There are at least two isoforms of this lectin.
Entry Term(s): Agglutinins, Wheat Germ; Lectins, Triticum Vulgare; Lectins, Wheat Germ; Triticum Vulgare Lectin; Triticum Vulgare Lectins; Wheat Germ Agglutinin; Wheat Germ Agglutinin Isolectin 1; Wheat Germ Agglutinin Isolectin 2; Wheat Germ Lectin; Wheat Germ Lectins
Previous Indexing: Lectins (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/06/25
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0022968
Scope Note: Lectins purified from the germinating seeds of common wheat (Triticum vulgare); these bind to certain carbohydrate moieties on cell surface glycoproteins and are used to identify certain cell populations and inhibit or promote some immunological or physiological activities. There are at least two isoforms of this lectin.
Terms: Wheat Germ Agglutinins Preferred Term
Term UI T043563
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1987); Lectins, Wheat Germ
Term UI T043564
Date06/25/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Wheat Germ Lectins
Term UI T043565
Date06/25/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Lectins, Triticum Vulgare
Term UI T043560
Date06/25/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Triticum Vulgare Lectins
Term UI T043561
Date06/25/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Agglutinins, Wheat Germ
Term UI T043562
Date06/25/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Triticum Vulgare Lectin
Term UI T000997242
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Wheat Germ Agglutinin
Term UI T000997241
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Wheat Germ Lectin
Term UI T000997243
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Wheat Germ Agglutinins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025