title: A lectin from leaves of Neoregelia flandria recognizes D-glucose, D-mannose and N-acetyl D-glucosamine, differing from the mannose-specific lectins of other monocotyledonous plants.
abstract: A mannose-specific lectin was isolated from leaves of Neoregelia flandria, an ornamental plant that belongs to Bromeliaceae, a family of monocotyledons. The amino acid composition and molecular mass of the lectin were similar to those of mannose-specific lectins from other monocotyledons. However, in a test to examine the inhibition of hemagglutination, it became apparent that the isolated lectin recognized D-glucose and N-acetyl D-glucosamine in addition to D-mannose, unlike mannose-specific lectins from the monocotyledons that have been reported to date.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tadera
mesh_terms: D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D037102:Lectins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D008358:Mannose / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism*; D037121:Plant Lectins; D011485:Protein Binding; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; D005947:Glucose; D008358:Mannose; D000117:Acetylglucosamine