Maackia

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Maackia

a genus of plants of the family Leguminosae. They are deciduous trees with alternate odd-pinnate leaves. The flowers are pealike, numerous, and gathered in dense racemes, which sometimes branch at the base. The pods are dark brown. There are five or six species in East Asia, and one species in the USSR—M. amurensis. The trees are up to 15-20 m tall, with dense crowns. The leaves are up to 30 cm long, with a silky down which gives the tree a silvery appearance in the spring. The young shoots are also covered with this fuzz. The flowers are white or cream-colored. Maackia grows mainly along river valleys in the Primor’e and Amur regions; outside the USSR, it is found in Korea and northeastern China. The tree is grown as an ornamental and is also used to strengthen ravines and slopes. The trunk of the tree has bright yellow sapwood and a dark brown center; it is strong and resistant to rotting and is used to make veneer, bentwood furniture, and parquet.

REFERENCE

Usenko, N. V. Derev’ia, kustarniki i liany Dal’nego Vostoka. Khabarovsk, 1969.

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The [alpha]2,3- and [alpha]2,6-linked sialosides in the respiratory organs of a naive cat were detected with biotinylated Maackia amurensis lectin I or II (MAA I, MAA II) or Sambucus nigra lectin (SNA I), respectively.

Characterization of a Feline Influenza A(H7N2) Virus

PHA-E, Phaseolus vulgaris agglutinin-erythroagglutinin; SBA, soybean agglutinin; WGA, wheat germ agglutinin; SNA, Sambucus nigra agglutinin; PNA, peanut agglutinin; WFA, Wisteria floribunda agglutinin; PSA, Pisum sativum agglutinin; VVL, Vicia villosa lectin; RCA, Ricinus communis agglutinin; AAL, Aleuria aurantia lectin; TJA, Trichosanthes japonica agglutinin; MAA, Maackia amurensis agglutinin II; UEA, Ulex europaeus agglutinin; HPA, Helix pomatia agglutinin.

A Nanoparticle-Lectin Immunoassay Improves Discrimination of Serum CA125 from Malignant and Benign Sources

Tectoridin from Maackia amurensis modulates both estrogen and thyroid receptors.

Methyl syringate, a TRPA1 agonist represses hypoxia-induced cyclooxygenase-2 in lung cancer cells

Maackia amurensis, the Amur Maackia, was introduced to this country from Japan well over 100 years ago, yet remains largely unknown to the nursery trade.

August shrubs to spruce up the landscape

Carbohydrate structure and differential binding of prostate specific antigen to Maackia amurensis lectin between prostate cancer and benign prostate hypertrophy.

Incremento de la transcripcion de sialiltransferasas en muestras de cervix con neoplasia intraepitelial cervical

development and nitrogen fixation of Maackia amurensis.

Research in the garden: averting the collections crisis

The lectins used were Conconavalin A, Jacalin, soybean agglutinin, Maackia amurensis agglutinin II, and Sainbucus nigra agglutinin.

Glycoproteins from the cuticle of the Atlantic shore crab Carcinus maenas: I. Electrophoresis and Western-blot analysis by use of lectins

6, and incubated with 250 [micro]L of fluorescein isothiocyanate--labeled Sambucus nigra lectin (Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA, USA) and biotinylated Maackia amurensis lectin (Vector Laboratories) overnight at 4[degrees]C.

Influenza infection in wild raccoons

The Amur Maackia is a cold hardy small tree blooming with panicles of white flowers in mid- to late July.

Trees add color to landscape; They provide added color in the summer

Aim: The stem bark of Maackia amurensis has been used as folk medicine for the treatment of cancer, cholecystitis, arthritis, and hyperthyroidism in females.

Tectoridin from Maackia amurensis modulates both estrogen and thyroid receptors

The Maackia amurensis agglutinin lectin can distinguish (P < 0.

Sweetening the pot: adding glycosylation to the biomarker discovery equation

The tissues were stained by immunofluorescence by using the lectins Sambucus nigra (SNA, specific for SA[alpha]2,6 galactose(Gal)/N-acetylgalactosaminide) and Maackia amurensis (MAA, specific for SA[alpha]2,3) as previously described (7).