“…The first record on Leguminosae lectin localization on protein bodies was reported in 1975 (Clarke et al, 1975); however, this study did not use immunocytochemistry as a supporting assay. Since then, some studies have reported on lectin localization in D. lehmanni (Melgarejo and Pérez, 1997), Glycine max (Horisberger and Vonlanthen, 1980), Vigna radiata cell walls (Haab et al, 1981), Phaseolus vulgaris (Manen and Pusztai, 1982), Canavalia ensiformis (Herman and Shannon, 1984) and C. mollis (Santos et al, 2004). These studies revealed the presence of lectin in storage parenchymatic cells, specialized vacuoles termed protein bodies, cytoplasm or cell wall.…”