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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Main Authors: Márcio Viana Ramos, Renato de Azevedo Moreira, José Tadeu Abreu Oliveira, Benildo Sousa Cavada, Pierre Rougé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1996-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000600021