Antinociceptive and Anti-inflammatory Effects of a Lectin-Like Substance from Clitoria fairchildiana R. Howard Seeds

Lectins are proteins that have the ability to bind specifically and reversibly to carbohydrates and glycoconjugates, without altering the structure of the glycosyl ligand. They are found in organisms such as viruses, plants and humans, and they have been shown to possess important biological activit...

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Main Authors: Tatiane Santi-Gadelha, Benildo Sousa Cavada, Plinio Delatorre, Hilzeth de Luna Freire Pessôa, Carlos Alberto de Almeida Gadelha, Vinícius de Morais Gomes, João Batista Cajazeiras, Kyria Santiago do Nascimento, Rodrigo Rodrigues e Lacerda, Mário Rogério Lima Mota, Joana Filomena Magalhães Leite, Pedro Henrique de Souza Ferreira Bringel, Ana Maria Sampaio Assreuy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/3/3277/