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Preferred term

Viscum album  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A plant species of the family VISCACEAE, order Santalales, subclass Rosidae. This is the traditional mistletoe of literature and Christmas. Members contain viscotoxin (5 kDa basic polypeptides related to thionins), beta-galactoside- and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-specific lectin II (60 kDa), and polysaccharides. Mistletoe lectin I is a type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein. Commercial extracts include Plenosol, Eurixor, Helixor Isorel, Iscador, and NSC 635089 (ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC).

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Entry terms

  • Mistletoe, European
  • txid3972

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-X212CH8B-S

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