title: Isolation and characterization of a lectin from the fruit of Clerodendron trichotomum.
abstract: An agglutinin of Clerodendron trichotomum fruit (CTA), found to be specific for N-acetyl-D-galactosamine and D-galactose, was isolated and characterized. The fruit extract was decolorized first by passage through a Toyopearl column and a phenyl-Sepharose column. Then the lectin activity was adsorbed on p-aminophenyl N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminide- or p-aminophenyl beta-D-galactoside-Sepharose, and eluted as a sharp peak with 0.2 M lactose. The purified CTA was found to be homogeneous by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, gel chromatography and ultracentrifugal analysis, and was determined to be a glycoprotein homodimer with a molecular weight of 56,000 daltons. Hemagglutination-inhibition assay indicated that CTA is most specific for N-acetyl-D-galactosaminide with a hydrophobic aglycon.
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D037102:Lectins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D037121:Plant Lectins; D010944:Plants / Q000032:analysis*; D014461:Ultracentrifugation
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D002241:Carbohydrates; D004396:Coloring Agents; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins