Mucoproteins isolated from the kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); some of them are mitogenic to lymphocytes, others agglutinate all or certain types of erythrocytes or lymphocytes. They are used mainly in the study of immune mechanisms and in cell culture.

Synonyms: vulgaris Lectin, Phaseolus, Lectin, Phaseolus vulgaris, Bean Lectins, Kidney, Lectins, Phaseolus vulgaris, Kidney Bean Lectins, Phytohemagglutinin, Bean Lectin, Kidney, Phaseolus vulgaris Lectin, Lectins, Kidney Bean, 0, Lectin, Kidney Bean, Phytohemagglutinins, Kidney Bean Lectin, Phaseolus vulgaris Lectins, vulgaris Lectins, Phaseolus