Block membrane for 1 hr at RT with RIPA buffer (R0278 Sigma)
Incubate HRP lectin at 0.1ug/ml with RIPA buffer for 2 hours at RT
Wash membrane 5 x 5 minutes with 25ml RIPA buffer
Detect using chemiluminescent substrate (CPS1-120)
Biochem/physiol Actions
Ulex europaeus agglutinin has anti-H blood group specificity. There are two types of lectin: UEA I has an affinity for L-fucose and UEA II has an affinity for N,N′-diacetylchitobiose. The mol. wt. of UEA I was initially found to be 170,000 daltons. Later reports indicate that UEA I may form aggregates at neutral and basic pH and that the correct mol. wt. is 68,000 daltons.