“…Lectins are glycan-binding proteins that are widely distributed in nature and have diverse important functions on cells, such as agglutination, redistribution of cell surface components, toxicity, modification of the activity of membrane enzymes, cell aggregation, and immunomodulation. − Lectins have recently been used to successfully detect cancer biomarkers in tissues and complex fluids . Many lectins have been applied in several medical research areas, such as drug delivery, , inhibition of cancer cell adhesion, inhibition of cancer cell growth, and biomarkers for disease detection and monitoring, due to their carbohydrate binding specificities. Currently, cancer biomarker discovery is an important field of research, since only a few biomarkers are available for use in clinical settings .…”