A glucose/mannose binding lectin from litchi (Litchi chinensis) seeds: Biochemical and biophysical characterizations

July 28, 2017

Title

A glucose/mannose binding lectin from litchi (Litchi chinensis) seeds: Biochemical and biophysical characterizations

Author

Partha Pratim Bose, Surajit Bhattacharjee, Shuvendu Singha, Santanu Mandal, Gautam Mondal, Priya Gupta, Bishnu P. Chatterjee

Year

2016

Journal

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports

Abstract

Lectins are highly important biomolecules to study several biological processes. A novel α-D-glucose/mannose specific lectin was isolated from the seeds of litchi fruits (Litchi chinensis) and its various biophysical and biochemical properties were studied.

Instrument

J-600

Keywords

Circular dichroism, Secondary structure, Ligand binding, Biochemistry