THE LECTIN ACTIVITY OF SOUR LIPASE IN SEEDS OF OIL FLAX (LINUM HUMILE MILL.)
The interconnection between lipolytic and lectin activity in the seeds of three oil flax (Linum humile Mill.) genotypes was investigated. It was found that lipase preparation, extracted at optimal for every genotype pH, showed the highest level of lectin and lipolytic activity. Depending on the concentration of protein the lectin activity appears in different way. At high concentrations of protein in the isolated preparation (0,16 - 1,68 (mg/ml) <sup>-1</sup>) lectin activity causes haemolysis of trypsinized rabbit erythrocytes, but at low (1,35 x 10 <sup>3</sup> - 1,85x10 <sup>9</sup> (mkg/ml) <sup>-1</sup>) concentration causes their agglutination.