Detection and characterization of a mannan-binding lectin from the mosquito, Anopheles stephensi (Liston)

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 360-366

  Chen, Changlin ^b   Billingsley, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Affinity chromatography; An. stephensi; Lectin; Mosquito; Protein purification

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; MANNAN; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; LECTIN BINDING; LECTIN BINDING SITE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; COLLECTINS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HEMOLYMPH; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MALE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARACHNIDA; BLABERUS DISCOIDALIS; BLATTARIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; GALLUS GALLUS; HEXAPODA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033565726     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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