Sialic acid binding lectins from leaf of mulberry (Morus alba)

Plant Science

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-148

  Ratanapo, Sunanta ^a   Ngamjunyaporn, Wayakorn ^b   Chulavatnatol, Montri ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Lectins; Morus alba; Mulberry; N glycolylneuraminic acid; Sialic acid

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; SIALIC ACID;

ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF;

MORUS ALBA;

EID: 0032585620     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00185-X     Document Type: Article

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