Seeds from fifty native Amazonian Fabaceae species (representing subfamilies Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae and Faboideae) were screened for the presence of new lectins. Their crude protein extracts were assayed for hemagglutinating activity (HA). The protein fractions of Anadenanthera peregrina, Dimorphandra caudata, Ormosia lignivalvis and Swartzia laevicarpa exhibited HA, and this activity was inhibited by ga...
Legume seeds present high concentration of trypsin inhibitors; these proteins are involved in both cell metabolism and plant defense mechanisms. In order to confirm or not a possible fungicidal action of these proteins from extracts of seeds of legume tree species, the aim this study was to detect trypsin inhibitors in seeds of Caesalpinia ferrea (CfTI) and Swartzia polyphylla (SpTI) and to test their extracts ...
Plant adaptation under conditions of limited irradiance can be investigated by their efficiency while using the available energy with a minimal thermodynamic energy loss. For this reason, we compared the energetic fluxes and the performance index (PIABS) in copaiba (Copaifera multijuga) and mahogany (Swietenia macrophyla) seedlings under both sunlight and shade. The experiment was carried out in Manaus (3°8′S, ...
Diferentes classes de proteínas são comuns em sementes de leguminosas, incluindo inibidores de tripsina e proteínas hemaglutinantes, as quais atuam sobre enzimas proteolíticas e sobre carboidratos da superfície celular, respectivamente. O objetivo deste trabalho foi quantificar, detectar e caracterizar parcialmente a ocorrência dessas proteínas em sementes de Tachigali plumbea, Sesbania exasperata e Ormosia cos...