Artigo Revisado por pares

Isolation and characterization of a lectin with exclusive specificity towards mannose from snowdrop ( Galanthus nivalis ) bulbs

1987; Wiley; Volume: 215; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0014-5793(87)80129-1

ISSN

1873-3468

Autores

Els J. M. Van Damme, Anthony K. Allen, Willy J. Peumans,

Tópico(s)

Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls

Resumo

A lectin was isolated from snowdrop ( Galanthus nivalis ) bulbs by affinity chromatography on mannoseagarose. It is a tetrameric protein composed of 4 identical subunits of 13 kDa which are not held together by disulphide bridges. The G. nivalis agglutinin exhibits exclusive specificity towards mannose. Although it readily agglutinates rabbit erythrocytes it is completely inactive with human red blood cells.

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