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Lectins. Methods and protocols

, 2014
Lectins: Methods and Protocols summarizes classic lectin technologies and advanced techniques with high throughputs and sensitivities. Chapters include methods and techniques for serial lectin-affinity chromatography procedure, lectin-probed western blot

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Lectins

Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 1999
Lectins — carbohydrate-binding proteins involved in a variety of recognition processes exhibit considerable structural diversity. Three new lectin folds and further elaborations of known folds have been described recently. Large variability in quaternary
Chandra, Nagasuma, Vijayan, M
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Biological role of lectins: A review

Journal of Orofacial Sciences, 2012
Lectins comprise a stracturally vary diverse class of proteins charecterized by their ability to selectively bind carbohydrate moieties of the glycoproteins of the cell surface.
K Kiran Kumar, K Lalith Prakash Chandra, J Sumanthi, G Sridhar Reddy, P Chandra Shekar, BVR Reddy   +5 more
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Lectins from Edible Mushrooms

Molecules, 2014
Mushrooms are famous for their nutritional and medicinal values and also for the diversity of bioactive compounds they contain including lectins. The present review is an attempt to summarize and discuss data available on molecular weights, structures ...
Senjam Sunil Singh, Hexiang Wang, Yau Sang Chan, Wenliang Pan, Xiuli Dan, Cui Ming Yin, Ouafae Akkouh, Tzi Bun Ng   +7 more
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Mushroom Lectins: Specificity, Structure and Bioactivity Relevant to Human Disease

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2015
Lectins are non-immunoglobulin proteins that bind diverse sugar structures with a high degree of selectivity. Lectins play crucial role in various biological processes such as cellular signaling, scavenging of glycoproteins from the circulatory system ...
M. Hassan, R. Rouf, E. Tiralongo, T. May, J. Tiralongo   +4 more
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I-Type Lectins [PDF]

, 2022
I-type lectins are defined as glycan-binding proteins (excluding antibodies and T-cell receptors) in which the binding domain is homologous to the large and varied immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) of proteins.
Angata, Takashi, Schnaar, Ronald L., Varki, Ajit, von Gunten, Stephan   +3 more
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Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Penicillium sp. lectins [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2019
Lectins are a diverse group of proteins of non-immune origin that interact specifically with glycans. Owing to their specificity, they can mediate various cellular and molecular recognition processes.
Singh Ram S., Walia Amandeep K.
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Characterization and antimicrobial activity of lectins purified from three Egyptian leguminous seeds

AMB Express, 2020
Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that play vital roles in many biological processes. In this study, lectins from three Egyptian cultivars (fava bean, lentil, and pea) were isolated by precipitation with different concentrations of ammonium ...
Magda M. El-Araby, Einas H. El-Shatoury, Mervat M. Soliman, Hanan F. Shaaban   +3 more
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Animal lectins as cell adhesion molecules [PDF]

, 1998
Protein-carbohydrate interaction is exploited in cell adhesion mechanisms besides the recognition of peptide motifs. The sugar code thus significantly contributes to the intriguing specificity of cellular selection of binding partners.
Kaltner, H., Stierstorfer, B.
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Partial Purification and Characterization of the Lectins of Two Varieties of Phaseolus coccineus (Ayocote Bean)

Agronomy, 2022
In this study, a partial purification and characterization of the lectins from two varieties of Phaseolus coccineus (black and purple ayocote bean) was carried out.
Leopoldo González-Cruz, Carmen Valadez-Vega, José Mayolo Simitrio Juárez-Goiz, Norma Leticia Flores-Martínez, José Luis Montañez-Soto, Aurea Bernardino-Nicanor   +5 more
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