EFSA draft scientific opinion on risks for human health related to the presence of plant lectins in food

List of Abbreviations

TOX/2025/35

Last updated: 03 September 2025

This is a paper for discussion. This does not represent the views of the Committee and should not be cited.

Abbreviation

Definition

ACA

Allium cepa agglutinin

ADME

Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion

APA

Allium porrum agglutinin

ASA

Allium sativum agglutinin

BfR

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

BMEL

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Con A

Concanavalin A

EC

European Commission

EFSA

European Food Safety Authority

ELISA

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

GI

Gastrointestinal

GNA

Galanthus nivalis agglutin

IgG

Immunoglobulin G

IgM

Immunoglobulin M

JRL

Jacalin-related lectins

LGA

Lens culinaris agglutinin

PHA

Phytohemagglutinin

PHA-E

Phytohaemagglutinin-E

PHA-L

Phytohaemagglutinin-L

PNA

Peanut agglutinin

PSA

Pisum sativum agglutinin

RIP-2

Type 2 ribosome-inactivating proteins

SBA

Soybean agglutinin

WGA

Wheat germ agglutinin