Algal lectins as promising biomolecules for biomedical research

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-88

  Singh, Ram Sarup ^a   Thakur, Shivani Rani ^a   Bansal, Parveen ^b  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BABA FARID UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anti HIV; Antinociceptive; Biomedical applications; Cytokines; Glycoproteins

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; LECTIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; GLYCOPROTEIN; PLANT LECTIN;

ALGA; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GREEN ALGA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED ALGA; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; RHODOPHYTA;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; ERYTHROCYTES; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMANS; PLANT LECTINS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84921712737     PISSN: 1040841X     EISSN: 15497828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1040841X.2013.798780     Document Type: Review

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