Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 5CAE
Consider the following.
- a. In laboratory experiments, plant lectins can bind to mannose in human plasma membranes. Why doesn't human mannose-binding lectin bind to human cells?
- b. About 4% of the human population have a mannose-binding lectin deficiency. How might this deficiency affect a person?
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