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Antibacterial and Antifungal Lectins from Leguminous Plants - A Lectin from Indigofera heterantha

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Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins of non-immune origin that agglutinate cells or precipitate glycoconjugates.Based on evolutionary and structural relatedness, seven lectin families have been distinguished, of which legume lectins are the best characterized. Lectins typically constitute a large fraction of the total protein in most leguminous seeds and plant storage tissues where they play an important role in several defense mechanisms. A lectin from the seeds of Indigofera heterantha, member of family leguminosae was isolated, purified, partially characterized and its antimicrobial activity evaluated. The lectin is a homotetramer with a molecular weight of about 70 KDa. The lectin shows a reasonable temperature stability and is stable in the pH range of 2-9. It demonstrates a remarkable antibacterial activity against E.coli, K.pneumonia, S.aureus, and B.subtilis and also inhibits the growth of phytopathogens Aspergillis niger, Aspergillis oryzie and Fusarium oxysporum. These results point out that future findings on applications of lectins isolated from leguminous plants can be of great importance for clinical microbiology and possible therapeutic applications.

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La doctora Rabia Hamid, PhD en Bioquímica, es profesora asistente senior en el Departamento de Bioquímica de la Universidad de Cachemira. Actualmente su investigación se centra en las actividades antimicrobianas, antioxidantes y anticancerígenas de las lectinas vegetales y también de otros metabolitos secundarios de plantas medicinales de la región de Cachemira.

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Authors RABI HAMID, Rabia Hamid, AKBAR MASOOD, Sakeena, M Sakeena, Ms Sakeena
Publisher LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
 
Languages English, German
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 08.02.2012
 
EAN 9783846581568
ISBN 978-3-8465-8156-8
No. of pages 140
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics

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