Identification of a new quaternary association for legume lectins

Tumor Biomarker Glycoproteins in the Seminal Plasma of Healthy Human Males Are Endogenous Ligands for DC-SIGN

“…Lotus tetragonolobus agglutinin is a lectin that readily binds to glycans terminated with these sequences (19,27). Like DC-SIGN, this lectin also exists as a tetramer (5,28). These properties indicated that it could potentially be useful for affinity purifying fucosylated endogenous glycoprotein ligands for DC-SIGN.…”

Antimicrobial activity of lectins from Antimicrobial Activity of Lectins from Plants

“…Furthermore, Lotus tetragonolobus lectin is a fucose-specific legume lectin. It is a homotetramer composed of four legume lectin domains was 27,800 Da (Moreno et al, 2008).…”

Insecticide Activity of Lectins and Secondary Metabolites

“…They differ from each other with respect to their molecular structures, carbohydratebinding specificities, and biological activities. The compact globular structures, molecular aggregation and glycosylation of lectins in general result in high structural stability (Kawsar et al, 2008;Moreno et al, 2008). In general, lectin isolation procedures include protein extraction steps with aqueous solvent, the production of a lectin-rich fraction, and separation of lectin from protein or non-protein contaminants by chromatography.…”