… Purified plant lectins are used in biotechnology as tools and as bioactive proteins. In the
former case the applications are based on the specific carbohydrate-binding activity of the …

… A large number of blood group binding plant lectins have been identified, but animal lectins
… lectins, or the use of lectins as analytical tools. X-ray crystallography of purified lectins in …

… They were shown to play an important role in forming strategies for treatment of disease
including cancer and HIV. Plant lectins are an important tool in glycomic studies. Plant lectins …

… , their classification, and summarize the current knowledge about the roles plant lectins play
… the importance of the structure of the carbohydrate recognition domains in lectins and their …

… , important progress has been made in the study of the insecticidal activity of several plant
lectins … This chapter will focus on the insecticidal activity of different plant lectins and their use …

… tools are being investigated in the search of a more precise diagnosis and treatment. Plant
lectins … The present report integrates existing information on the activity of plant lectins on …

… can be used as models to study protein-carbohydrate interactions and as subtle tool for
analysing free form or lipid-bound or protein-bound carbohydrate. Owing to its carbohydrate …

… lectins and their biological functions with a special emphasis on their various applications as
biological tools… lectin microarrays and lectin‐based biosensors, are included in this account. …

… Most applications of plant lectins as tools or as probes in biological and biomedical research
are based on their specific recognition and binding of glycan chains on human and animal …

… binding to glycoconjugates, lectins have stood out as important tools in research … plant
lectins in different areas of Neuroscience, presenting perspectives to direct new research on lectin …