plant lectins การใช้

• Pusztai worked at the Rowett Institute for the next 36 years, predominately studying plant lectins.
• Some plant lectins are antifeedants to BPH and if properly formulated may have the potential to protect rice from BPH.
• Aminopeptidase N has the same ability to interact with plant lectins C-type mannose-binding and also serves as a receptor for a retrovirus.
• Heat processing can reduce the toxicity of lectins, but low temperature or insufficient cooking may not completely eliminate their toxicity, as some plant lectins are resistant to heat.
• Also named LMAN1, the protein is a mannose-specific lectin and is a member of a novel family of plant lectin homologs in the secretory pathway of animal cells.
• Several plant lectins have been found to recognize non-carbohydrate ligands that are primarily hydrophobic in nature, including adenine, auxins, cytokinin, and indole acetic acid, as well as water-soluble porphyrins.
• An oligosaccharide ( shown in grey ) bound in the binding site of a plant lectin ( " Griffonia simplicifolia " isolectin IV in complex with the Lewis b blood group determinant ); only a part of the oligosaccharide ( central, in grey ) is shown for clarity
• Long before a deeper understanding of their numerous biological functions, the plant lectins, also known as phytohemagglutinins, were noted for their particular high specificity for foreign glycoconjugates ( e . g . those of fungi, invertebrates, and animals ) . and used in biomedicine for blood cell testing and in biochemistry for fractionation.