[Lectins in the study of the carbohydrate part of glycoproteins and other native glycoconjugates].

The applications of lectins (mostly lectin sorbents) combined with other carbohydrate-binding proteins to the study of glycoproteins and their oligosaccharides or glycopeptides are reviewed. Data on the oligosaccharide/glycopeptide specificity of lectins and their interaction (sensitivity) with (to) relatively rarely used sugars and their derivatives are presented.