Wheat Germ Agglutinin—From Toxicity to Biomedical Applications

Wheat germ agglutinin is a hevein class <i>N</i>-Acetylglucosamine–binding protein with specific toxicity and biomedical potential. It is extractable from wheat germ—a low-value byproduct of the wheat industry—using well–established extraction methods based on salt precipitation and affi...

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Main Authors: Gabrielė Balčiūnaitė-Murzienė, Mindaugas Dzikaras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/884