The carbohydrate-binding specificity and molecular modelling of Canavalia maritima and Dioclea grandiflora lectins

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 761-766

  Ramos, Márcio Viana ^a   Moreira, Renato De Azevedo ^a   Oliveira, José Tadeu Abreu ^a   Cavada, Benildo Sousa ^a   Rougé, Pierre ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Canavalia maritima; Carbohydrate binding specificity; Dioclea grandiflora; Diocleinae; Lectins; Molecular modelling

Indexed keywords

CANAVALIA MARITIMA; DIOCLEA GRANDIFLORA; PHASEOLEAE;

CARBOHYDRATE; LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT SEED;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATES; FABACEAE; LECTINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT LECTINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEEDS;

EID: 0030274598     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761996000600021     Document Type: Article

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