Lectins are proteins with diverse molecular structures that share the ability to recognize and
bind specifically and reversibly to carbohydrate structures without changing the …

Plants are under constant attack from pathogens and herbivorous insects. To protect and
defend themselves, plants evolved a multi-layered surveillance system, known as the innate …

Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a devastating disease of
wheat and barley that leads to reduced yield and mycotoxin contamination of grain, making …

One of the most important direct defense responses in plants against the attack by
phytophagous insects is the production of insecticidal peptides or proteins. One particular …

The consumption of healthy food, in order to strengthen the immune system, is now a major
focus of people worldwide and is essential to tackle the emerging pandemic concerns …

Members of the Pseudomonas genus produce diverse secondary metabolites affecting other
bacteria, fungi or predating nematodes and protozoa but are also equipped with the capacity …

Lectins are fundamental to plant life and have important roles in cell-to-cell communication;
development and defence strategies. At the cell surface; lectins are present both as soluble …

Plants have evolved to synthesize a variety of noxious compounds to cope with unfavorable
circumstances, among which a large group of toxic proteins that play a critical role in plant …

Lectins are a diverse group of carbohydrate-binding proteins that are found within and
associated with organisms from all kingdoms of life. Several different classes of plant lectins …

For decades, the biological roles of plant lectins remained obscure and subject to
speculation. With the advent of technological and scientific progress, researchers have …