Isolation and characterization of lectin from Thai marine crab (Scylla serrata) with binding specificity to sialoglycoconjugates and its application

Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 280-286

  Kongtawelert, Prachya ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHORESIS; LECTIN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SIALOGLYCOCONJUGATE;

AMINO ACID; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EXTRACTION METHOD;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOTINYLATION; BRACHYURA; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HEMOLYMPH; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LECTINS; MUCINS; NEURAMINIDASE; SEAWATER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIALIC ACIDS; THAILAND;

BOVINAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; SCYLLA SERRATA;

EID: 0032424977     PISSN: 10536426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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