Concanavalin A

Preferred Label : Concanavalin A;

NCIt synonyms : Con-A; ConA;

NCIt definition : A mannose-binding lectin originally isolated from jack-bean, Canavalia ensiformis. Concanavalin A is a potent lymphocyte mitogen and a stimulator of matrix metalloproteinases, thereby exhibiting immunostimulatory effects. It is used in the characterization and purification of glycoproteins.;

Details

Origin ID

C88774;

UMLS CUI

C0009630;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Concanavalin A (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- concanavalin A [MeSH Descriptor]
- concanavalin A [MeSH concept]
- concanavalin a [Substance BNPC]
- concanavalin a [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Concanavalin A (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- concanavalin A [MeSH concept]
- concanavalin A [MeSH Descriptor]
- concanavalin a [Substance BNPC]
- concanavalin a [SNOMED Notion]

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