Purification and antibacterial characterization of a novel isoform of the Manila clam lectin (MCL-4) from the plasma of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-52

  Takahashi, Keisuke G ^a   Kuroda, Takuo ^a   Muroga, Kiyokuni ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Calcium dependent lectin; Host defense; Opsonin; Plasma; Purification; Ruditapes philippinarum

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; MCL 4 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ALTEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIOSTASIS; BLOOD CELL; CLAM; GEL FILTRATION; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; RUDITAPES PHILIPPINARUM; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS HALOPLANKTIS; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM; VIBRIO TUBIASHII;

EID: 41549145208     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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