Defining the carbohydrate specificities of Erythrina corallodendron lectin (ECorL) as polyvalent Galβ1-4GlcNAc (II) > monomeric II > monomeric Gal and GalNAc

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-43

  Yang, Zhangung ^a   Tsai, Ming Sung ^a   Wu, June H ^b   Herp, Anthony ^a   Wu, Albert M ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate specificity; ECorL; Lectin; Polyvalency

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCAN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING SITE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHRINA; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

CARBOHYDRATES; ERYTHRINA; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MONOSACCHARIDES; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PLANT LECTINS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 41449083693     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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