title: Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray structure analysis of the banana lectin from Musa paradisiaca.
abstract: The banana lectin from Musa paradisiaca, MW 29.4 kDa, has been isolated, purified and crystallized. The trigonal crystals contain one dimeric molecule in the asymmetric unit. The structure has been solved using molecular replacement to a resolution of 3 A. The structure of the subunit is similar to that of jacalin-like lectins.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saikrishnan
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dauter
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Surolia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vijayan
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D019281:Dimerization; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008970:Molecular Weight; D028521:Musa / Q000737:chemistry*; D037121:Plant Lectins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020836:Protein Structure, Quaternary
chemical_list: D037121:Plant Lectins