Hemagglutinating/Hemolytic activities in extracts of marine invertebrates from the Brazilian coast and isolation of two lectins from the marine sponge Cliona varians and the sea cucumber Holothuria grisea

Twenty species of marine invertebrates from the Brazilian coast were screened for hemagglutinating/hemolytic activity. In at least twelve tested species, hemagglutinating activity was different for different blood types, suggesting the presence of lectins. Extracts from four species showed hemolytic...

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Main Authors: Raniere M. Moura, Arthur A. Melo, Rômulo F. Carneiro, Cícera R.f. Rodrigues, Plínio Delatorre, Kyria S. Nascimento, Silvana Saker-Sampaio, Celso S. Nagano, Benildo S. Cavada, Alexandre H. Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2015-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000200973&lng=en&tlng=en