2024
DOI: 10.2174/0113892037275751231221053730
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A Review of the Leishmanicidal Properties of Lectins

Yasmim A. Grangeiro,
Ana L.E. Santos,
Flávia E.V. Barbosa
et al.

Abstract: Lectins are proteins widely distributed among plants, animals and microorganisms that have the ability to recognize and interact with specific carbohydrates. They have varied biological activities, such as the inhibition of the progression of infections caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses and protozoa, which is related to the interaction of these proteins with the carbohydrates present in the cell walls of these microorganisms. Leishmaniasis are a group of endemic infectious diseases caused by protozoa of the g… Show more

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