Lectins are proteins extensively used in biomedical applications with property to recognize
carbohydrates through carbohydrate‐binding sites, which identify glycans attached to cell …

In nature, lectins are widely dispersed proteins that selectively recognize and bind to
carbohydrates and glycoconjugates via reversible bonds at specific binding sites. Many viral …

Many natural lectins have been reported to have antiviral activity. As some of these have
been put forward as potential development candidates for preventing or treating viral …

The complement system functions as an immune surveillance system that rapidly responds
to infection. Activation of the complement system by specific recognition pathways triggers a …

Lantibiotics are peptides, produced by bacteria, that contain the noncanonical amino acid
lanthionine and many of them exhibit antibacterial activities. The labyrinthopeptin A1 …

In the pursuit of achieving better therapeutic outcomes in the treatment of HIV, innovative
drug delivery strategies have been extensively explored. Mannose receptors, which are …

Griffithsin (GRFT) is a red-alga-derived lectin that binds the terminal mannose residues of N-
linked glycans found on the surface of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), HIV-2 …

Human immunodeficiency virus‐acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) remains
a global health problem. Current therapeutics specifically target the viral pathogen at various …

The emergence of a new human coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has imposed great pressure on the health system worldwide …

Highlights•Lectins utilize several strategies for multivalency, resulting in strong avidity for
glycoconjugates.•Tandem repeat lectins can be searched for in the structural database …