Lectins are proteins with a high degree of stereospecificity to recognize various sugar
structures and form reversible linkages upon interaction with glyco-conjugate complexes …

Host-pathogen interactions are fundamental to our understanding of infectious diseases.
Protein glycosylation is one kind of common post-translational modification, forming …

The resistance of micro‐organisms to antimicrobial agents has been a challenge to treat
animal and human infections, and for environmental control. Lectins are natural proteins and …

This work describes the isolation of a lectin (CasuL) from the leaf pinnulae of Calliandra
surinamensis and the evaluation of its cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties …

Potato proteins are well known for their nutritional, emulsifying, foaming, gel forming or
antioxidant properties that all make from them valuable protein source for food industry …

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) sarcotesta contains a chitin-binding lectin (PgTeL) with
antibacterial activity against human pathogenic species. In this work, the structural stability of …

Lectins are a set of non-enzymatic carbohydrate binding proteins appearing in all domains
of life. They function to recognize, interact and bring about reversible binding of a specific …

A mixture of chitin-binding lectins from Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruits, designated as
Tomato chitin-binding lectins (TCLs), was isolated through affinity chromatography using an …

Aims To evaluate the antibiofilm potential of water‐soluble Moringa oleifera seed lectin
(WSMoL) on Serratia marcescens and Bacillus sp. Methods and Results WSMoL inhibited …

Fungi are far more complex organisms than viruses or bacteria and can develop numerous
diseases in plants that cause loss of a substantial portion of the crop every year. Plants have …