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A novel vasorelaxant lectin purified from seeds of Clathrotropis nitida: Partia...
Alves, Ana Cecília; Vasconcelos, Mayron Alves de; Santiago, Mayara Quiroz; Pinto-Junior, Vanir Reis; Osterne, Vinicius José SilvaA novel lectin from seeds of Clathrotropis nitida (CNA) was purified and characterized. CNA is a glycoprotein containing approximately 3.3% carbohydrates in its structure. CNA promoted intense agglutination of rabbit erythrocytes, which was inhibited by galactosides and porcine stomach mucin (PSM). The lectin maintained its hemagglutinating activity after incubation in a wide range of temperatures (30-60 °C) an...
Contribution of the carbohydrate-binding ability of Vatairea guianensis lectin ...
Marques, Gabriela Fernandes Oliveira; Osterne, Vinicius José Silva; Almeida, Livia M.; Oliveira, Messias Vital; Brizeno, Luiz André CavalcanteVatairea guianensis lectin (VGL), Dalbergiae tribe, is a N-acetyl-galactosamine (GalNAc)/Galactose (Gal) lectin previously purified and characterized. In this work, we report its structural features, obtained from bioinformatics tools, and its inflammatory effect, obtained from a rat paw edema model. The VGL model was obtained by homology with the lectin of Vatairea macrocarpa (VML) as template, and we used it ...