The carbohydrate-binding specificity and molecular modelling of Canavalia maritima and Dioclea grandiflora lectins
The carbohydrate-binding specificity of lectins from the seeds of Canavalia maritima and Dioclea grandiflora was studied by hapten-inhibition of haemagglutination using various sugars and sugar derivatives as inhibitors, including N-acetylneuraminic acid and N-acetylmuramic acid. Despite some discre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
1996-12-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000600021 |