A life with lectins

A novel and efficient and low-cost methodology for purification of Macrotyloma axillare (Leguminosae) seed lectin

“…Due to the specific binding properties, the lectins can be considered important biotechnological tools with wide applications, such as the ability of agglutinate complex carbohydrates, glycoproteins, erythrocytes, vegetative cells, lymphocytes, fibroblasts, spermatozoids, fungi and bacteria [7,5]. Thus, the lectin in vitro functions are well documented and the molecular basis of this interaction has been studied with a variety of biophysical techniques, including X-ray crystallography, NMR and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) [8][9][10].…”