Occurrence and characterization of lectins in actinomycetes.
25 species of actinomycetes were tested for the occurrence of lectins. Using a battery of normal and desialized erythrocytes, each species was screened for 3 types of lectin activity i.e. surface bound, extracellular and intracellular. As many as 13 species showed one or more types of activity; some of them were characterized with regard to their biological action spectrum and sugar specificity.
Singh
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Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India.
Ahluwalia
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Kamboj
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D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000737:chemistry*; D000371:Agglutination / Q000187:drug effects; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000032:analysis*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000378:metabolism
D002241:Carbohydrates; D006023:Glycoproteins; D037102:Lectins; D009439:Neuraminidase