[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.
Podgorskiĭ
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VS
Institute of Microbiology and Virology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv.
Kovalenko
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EA
Nagornaia
S S
SS
Babich
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TV
Get'man
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EI
Ignatova
E A
EA
D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D037102:Lectins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D010843:Pichia / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*
D037102:Lectins