130 years of Plant Lectin Research [PDF]
Glycoconjugate Journal, 2020 Lectins are proteins with diverse molecular structures that share the ability to recognize and bind specifically and reversibly to carbohydrate structures without changing the carbohydrate moiety. The history of lectins started with the discovery of ricin about 130 years ago but since then our understanding of lectins has dramatically changed. Over the
Mariya Tsaneva, Els J. M. Van Damme
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Evolutionary relationships and expression analysis of EUL domain proteins in rice (Oryza sativa)
Rice, 2017 Background Lectins, defined as ‘Proteins that can recognize and bind specific carbohydrate structures’, are widespread among all kingdoms of life and play an important role in various biological processes in the cell.
Kristof De Schutter +5 more
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Glycotope structures and intramolecular affinity factors of plant lectins for Tn/T antigens [PDF]
, 2011 B
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Developments in plant breeding for improved nutritional quality of soya beans II. Anti-nutritional factors [PDF]
, 2000 Nutritional value of most plant materials is limited by the presence of numerous naturally occurring compounds which interfere with nutrient digestion and absorption.
Clarke, E, Wiseman, J
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Messages From the Past: New Insights in Plant Lectin Evolution
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Lectins are a large and diverse class of proteins, found in all kingdoms of life. Plants are known to express different types of carbohydrate-binding proteins, each containing at least one particular lectin domain which enables them to specifically ...
Sofie Van Holle, Els J. M. Van Damme
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The carbon reactions of photosynthesis: role of lectins and glycoregulation
Photosynthetica, 2020 Modulation of glycoregulation in agriculture is reviewed here with emphasis on the elucidation of previously unknown pathways involving vacuolar lectins as well as a bypass of lectins that direct free sugars toward productivity.
A.M. NONOMURA +4 more
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Antibacterial Activity of Plant Lectins: a Review
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2021 Lectins are proteins that form a heterogeneous group, capable of binding specifically and reversibly to carbohydrates. They occur in various types of organisms, having different functions, in plants they are present in almost all structures, however with
Nathália Regina Galvão Silva +1 more
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Insecticidal activity of a protein extracted from bulbs of Phycella australis Ravenna against the aphids Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris and Myzus persicae Sulzer [PDF]
, 2016 Aphids cause significant losses in many agricultural crops and in many cases cause repeated insecticide sprays, which increase the risk of resistance. Therefore, other alternatives are needed to control them.
Devotto, Luis +4 more
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Lectins with Potential for Anti-Cancer Therapy
Molecules, 2015 This article reviews lectins of animal and plant origin that induce apoptosis and autophagy of cancer cells and hence possess the potential of being developed into anticancer drugs. Apoptosis-inducing lectins encompass galectins, C-type lectins, annexins,
Tammy Yau +3 more
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The combined effect of the human umbilical cord blood with chitosan scaffold on the full-thickness wound healing process in rats [PDF]
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023 This studyaimed to investigate the role of a low dose of human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells (HUCB-MSCs) with chitosan scaffold (ChSc) on the progress of the cutaneous wound healing process in male Albino rats.
Aida J. El-Shaer +2 more
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