[Search for lectin producers among the yeast of Pichia Hansen emend. Kurtzman genus].
Strains (103) of yeast from Pichia genus: P. anomala, P. guilliermondii and P. membranaefaciens species have been investigated. The researchers have found 87 strains (84.5%) capable to form extracellular and surface lectins with activity to 512 hemagglutinating units. The overwhelming number of strains (75.7-92.6%) synthesized lectins of the both forms. Considerably less quantity of lectin producers of some form--extracellular or surface ones--have been found. Availability of producers of extracellular lectins was characteristic to greater extent of the yeast of P. anomala and P. guilliermondii, and producers of surface lectins--mainly of P. guilliermondii. The most active producers of lectins have been isolated from human and animal organisms, soils and wine.
Institute of Microbiology and Virology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv.
V S
VS
Podgorskiĭ
E A
EA
Kovalenko
S S
SS
Nagornaia
T V
TV
Babich
E I
EI
Get'man
E A
EA
Ignatova
D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D037102:Lectins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D010843:Pichia / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*
D037102:Lectins