To explore the pathways by which lectins induce an inflammatory response, the lectin from
Vatairea macrocarpa (VML) seeds was used to induce neutrophil migration in rats. The …

Schistosomiasis or bilharzia, which affects millions of people living in Africa, Asia and Latin
America, is closely associated with certain species of aquatic snails. One way of attacking …

The lectin from the legume Vatairea macrocarpa is a galactose/N-acetylgalactosamine
binding protein that induced cellular inflammatory response mediated by resident cells. This …

Lectins are proteins capable of reversible binding to the carbohydrates in glycoconjugates
that can regulate many physiological and pathological events. Galectin-1, a β-galactoside …

The sugar-binding specificity of the toxic lectins from Abrus pulchellus seeds was
investigated by combination of affinity chromatography of glycopeptides and …

A simple and inexpensive method was developed to rapidly define the specificity of
mannose-specific lectins toward oligomannoside-type structures. The method involved the …

This work aimed at describing the first biochemical and structural data of a lectin belonging
to Swartzieae, a primitive Legume Taxa. A lactose-binding seed lectin (SLL) was purified by …

The embryotoxic activity and differential binding of plant-derived carbohydrate-recognizing
proteins on sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) embryo cells was investigated. IC50 doses …

Assim como numa produtiva fábrica, tudo dentro da célula é muito bem controlado de modo
que não são admitidos erros de produção. Dentre os quatro grandes grupos de …

Uma lectina nativa (nPELa), purificada a partir de sementes da espécie Platypodium
elegans, tribo Dalbergieae, foi cristalizada e estruturalmente caracterizada, através de …