Lectin Screening Kits
Vector’s lectin screening kits provide a panel of lectins or lectin conjugates selected to offer a variety of sugar specificities. They are of the same high quality as the reagents offered individually. Primary sugar specificities for each kit are shown in the table.
General Sugar Binding Specificities of Lectins in Lectin Screening Kits
| Lectin | Common Abbreviation | Primary Sugar Specificity |
|---|---|---|
| Lectin Kit I | ||
| Concanavalin A | Con A | Mannose |
| Dolichos biflorus agglutinin | DBA | N-Acetylgalactosamine |
| Peanut agglutinin | PNA | Galactose |
| Ricinus communis agglutinin I | RCA I | Galactose, N-Acetylgalactosamine |
| Soybean agglutinin | SBA | N-Acetylgalactosamine |
| Ulex Europaeus agglutinin | UEA I | Fucose |
| Wheat germ agglutinin | WGA | N-Acetylglucosamine |
| Lectin Kit II | ||
| Griffonia simplicifolia lectin I | GSL I | Galactose |
| Len culinaris lectin | LCA | Mannose |
| Phaseolus vulgaris erythagglutinin | PHA-E | Complex structures |
| Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin | PHA-L | Complex structures |
| Pisum sativum agglutinin | PSA | Mannose |
| Wheat germ agglutinin, succinylated | Succinylated WGA | N-Acetylglucosamine |
| Lectin Kit III | ||
| Datura stramonium lectin | DSL | N-Acetylglucosamine |
| Erythrina cristagalli lectin | ECL | Galactose |
| Griffonia simplicifolia lectin II | GSL II | N-Acetylglucosamine |
| Jacalin | Jacalin | Galactose |
| Lycopersicon esculentum lectin | LEL | N-Acetylglucosamine |
| Solanum tuberosum lectin | STL | N-Acetylglucosamine |
| Vicia villosa lectin | VVL | N-Acetylgalactosamine |
NEW! Glysite™ Scout Glycan screening kit, Immunofluorescent
Glysite Scout Glycan Screening Kits, Immunofluorescence, are fully integrated kits for the detection of glycan expression intissue sections. Our curated lectin selection enables detection of all the major glycanmotifs for the evaluation of glycan distribution in a target specimen.
A carefully curated panel based on literature to cover the enables detection of all the major glycan motifs for the evaluation of glycan distribution in a target specimen.
The Glysite Scout kits contain all the reagents needed to immunofluorescently label and mount up to 50 sections with each of 8 lectins.
| Kit name | Catalogue number |
|---|---|
Glysite™ Scout Glycan Screening Kit, Immunofluorescence 649 | GSK-1000 |
Glysite™ Scout Glycan Screening Kit, Immunofluorescence 594 | GSK-2000 |
Glysite™ Scout Glycan Screening Kit, Immunofluorescence 488 | GSK-3000 |