Biological role of lectins: A review

• Main Authors: K Kiran Kumar (Author), K Lalith Prakash Chandra (Author), J Sumanthi (Author), G Sridhar Reddy (Author), P Chandra Shekar (Author), BVR Reddy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lectins comprise a stracturally vary diverse class of proteins charecterized by their ability to selectively bind carbohydrate moieties of the glycoproteins of the cell surface. Lectins may be derived from plants, microbial or animal sources and may be soluble or membrane bound. Lectins is a tetrame...