Rice R H
Biochim Biophys Acta. 1976 Aug 24;444(1):175-80. doi: 10.1016/0304-4165(76)90234-8.
Germ from hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) contained three forms of agglutinin separable by ion-exchange column chromatography at pH 3.8, while germ from tetraploid wheat (Triticum turgidum L. (durum group)) contained only two such forms. The different number of forms, not due to protein modification occurring during the purification process, was demonstrable in commercial germ and in bran fractions containing germ from single wheat varieties. This evidence for a genetic basis of lectin multiple forms in wheat indicates the advisability of using genetically identified plant varieties in lectin research.
六倍体小麦（普通小麦）的胚中含有三种可通过离子交换柱色谱在pH 3.8条件下分离的凝集素形式，而四倍体小麦（硬粒小麦（硬粒组））的胚中仅含有两种这样的形式。在商业胚以及含有单一小麦品种胚的麸皮组分中都能证明，这种形式数量的差异并非由于纯化过程中发生的蛋白质修饰所致。小麦凝集素多种形式的这种遗传基础证据表明，在凝集素研究中使用经过基因鉴定的植物品种是明智的。
