[HTML][HTML] Plant lectins as prospective antiviral biomolecules in the search for COVID-19 eradication strategies

MN Ahmed, R Jahan, V Nissapatorn… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lectins or clusters of carbohydrate-binding proteins of non-immune origin are distributed
chiefly in the Plantae. Lectins have potent anti-infectivity properties for several RNA viruses …

An antifungal peptide from Phaseolus vulgaris cv. brown kidney bean

YS Chan, JH Wong, EF Fang, WL Pan… - Acta Biochim Biophys …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract A 5.4-kDa antifungal peptide, with an N-terminal sequence highly homologous to
defensins and inhibitory activity against Mycosphaerella arachidicola (IC50= 3 μM) …

Antiviral activity of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) extract: Opuntin B, a second antiviral protein

R Rasoulpour, A Afsharifar, K Izadpanah - Crop protection, 2018 - Elsevier
We previously showed that aqueous extract of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) cladode
has significant antiviral activity against Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV: family Bromoviridae) …

Protein fraction from Sesbania virgata (Cav.) Pers. seeds exhibit antioxidant and antifungal activities

GCDAS Sá, TS Gadelha, SP Fragoso… - Anais da Academia …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract Sesbania virgata (Cav.) Pers. seeds are protein sources with health and
environmental benefits. In this research, proteins with lectin activity were identified in a …

[PDF][PDF] Isolation purification and partial characterization of three lectins from Tamarindus indica seeds with a novel sugar specificity

MEM Osman, AK Awadallah, EHE Konozy - Int J Plant Res, 2016 - researchgate.net
Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins which attract great attention due to their wide
functions and applications. At this investigation, we aimed to isolate, purify and partially …

Plant proteomics in India and Nepal: current status and challenges ahead

R Deswal, R Gupta, V Dogra, R Singh, JK Abat… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2013 - Springer
Plant proteomics has made tremendous contributions in understanding the complex
processes of plant biology. Here, its current status in India and Nepal is discussed. Gel …

[HTML][HTML] A novel vasorelaxant lectin purified from seeds of Clathrotropis nitida: partial characterization and immobilization in chitosan beads

AC Alves, MA Vasconcelos, MQ Santiago… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
A novel lectin from seeds of Clathrotropis nitida (CNA) was purified and characterized. CNA
is a glycoprotein containing approximately 3.3% carbohydrates in its structure. CNA …

Comparison between two extraction methods of plant lectins from Ruta graveolens L. and their partial characterization

AT Alvarez, LF García, E Mendoza-V, C Machuca - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Comparison between two extraction methods of plant lectins from Ruta graveolens L. and their
partial characterization Page 1 Page 1/21 Comparison between two extraction methods of …

Purificação, caracterização parcial e cristalização de uma lectina ligante de manose das sementes de Platymiscium floribundum Vogel.

FN Pereira Júnior - 2011 - repositorio.ufc.br
Platymiscium floribundum Vogel seeds, a species of the Leguminosae family,
Papilionoideae subfamily, Dalbergieae tribe, have a lectin mannose/N-acetyl-D …