Organisms

Viscum album

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).

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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).

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Mistletoe, European
  • European Mistletoe
  • Viscum albums
  • albums, Viscum

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

entry term MISTLETOE, EUROPEAN: several mistletoe terms are available, check text and MeSH; Christmas mistletoe goes here

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Viscum (1963-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.884w.916w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Viscum album. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028182. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028182
  2. Viscum album. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscum_album
  3. Viscum album. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144940