Dolapchieva, S. «Distribution of Concanavalin A and Wheat Germ
Agglutinin Binding Sites in the Rat Peripheral Nerve Fibres Revealed by Lectin / glycoprotein - gold Histochemistry».
Not exact matches
Wheat germ
agglutinin is the lectin component of wheat, and can
bind to nutrients to make them unusable in your body.
It tests for reactivity to
binding isolates such as plant - derived lectins and
agglutinins.
He observes that wheat germ
agglutinin, or WGA, (a lectin present in wheat, barley, and rye) actually
binds directly with the leptin receptor and prevents leptin
binding.
While rice doesn't have something as pernicious as the gluten lectin
agglutinin, it does feature haemagglutinin - lectin, which can
bind to specific carbohydrate receptor sites in the intestinal lining and impede nutritional absorption.