Viscum album [Viscum album]

topical
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Terms

jmelí bílé

 

Mistletoe, European

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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).

Annotation
entry term MISTLETOE, EUROPEAN: several mistletoe terms are available, check text and MeSH; Christmas mistletoe goes here
DUI
D028182 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0381764
Previous indexing
Viscum (1963-2001)
History note
2002
Public note
2002

B Organisms
B01 Eukaryota 417
B01.875 Viridiplantae 5
B01.875.800 Streptophyta 12
B01.875.800.575 Embryophyta 22
B01.875.800.575.912 Tracheophyta 22
B01.875.800.575.912.250 Magnoliopsida 99
B01.875.800.575.912.250.884 Santalaceae
B01.875.800.575.912.250.884.916 Viscum 6
B01.875.800.575.912.250.884.916.500 Viscum album 13
B02 Archaea 61
B03 Bacteria 2 110
B04 Viruses 639