Purification, biochemical characterization of a lectin from marine sponge Ircinia strobilina and its effect on the inhibition of bacterial biofilms

Abstract A new lectin from marine sponge Ircinia strobilina, denominated IsL, was isolated by combination of affinity chromatography in Guar gum matrix followed by size exclusion chromatography. IsL was able to agglutinate native and enzymatically treated rabbit erythrocytes, being inhibited by gala...

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Main Authors: ALEXANDRA S. DE ALMEIDA, DAYARA N.M. MENDONÇA, RÔMULO F. CARNEIRO, ULISSES PINHEIRO, ELIELTON FRANCISCO DO NASCIMENTO, ALEXANDRE L. ANDRADE, MAYRON A. DE VASCONCELOS, EDSON H. TEIXEIRA, CELSO S. NAGANO, ALEXANDRE H. SAMPAIO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2023-12-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652023000500804&lng=en&tlng=en