Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA)-related lectins: Traditional proteins, burgeoning drugs?

Current Chemical Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-333

  Li, Chun Yang ^a   Meng, Liang ^a   Liu, Bo ^a   Bao, Jin Ku ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti tumor activity; Apoptosis; Autophagy; Drug; GNA related lectins

Indexed keywords

AMARYLLIS LECTIN; ASPIDISTRA ELATIOR BLUME LECTIN; BROADLEAVED HELLOBORINE LECTIN; CONCANAVALIN A; CYMBIDIUM HYBRID LECTIN; DAFFODIL LECTIN; DENDROBIUM OFFICINALE AGGLUTININ; GALANTHUS NIVALIS AGGLUTININ; GARLIC LECTIN; GASTRODIA ELATA AGGLUTININ; GRIFFITHSIN; LECTIN; LEEK LECTIN; LIPARIS NOVERSA LECTIN; LYCORIS RADIATA AGGLUTININ; NARCISSUS PSEUDONARCISSUS AGGLUTININ; OPHIOPOGON JAPONICUS LECTIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POLYGONATUM CYRTONEMA LECTIN; POLYGONATUM MULTIFLORUM LECTIN; POLYGONATUM ODORATUM LECTIN; RAMSONS LECTIN; RICIN; SCILLA CAMPANULATA AGGLUTININ; SNOWDROP LECTIN; TWAYBLADE LECTIN; TYPHONIUM DIVARICATUM LECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; BINDING SITE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GALANTHUS; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LYSOSOME; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; METASTASIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISCERAL METASTASIS;

GALANTHUS NIVALIS;

EID: 70449675064     PISSN: 18723136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187231309789054913     Document Type: Review

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