Els J M van Damme, Willy J Peumans, Arpad Pusztai, Susan Bardocz

Handbook of Plant Lectins

Properties and Biomedical Applications

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Plant lectins are extensively used as tools and as bioactive proteins in different areas of biomedical and biological research. The Handbook of Plant Lectins provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the biochemical properties, carbohydrate-binding specificity, biological activities and applications of most of the currently known plant lectins. This handbook consists of two major sections: an introductory guide and a quick reference dictionary. Part I acquaints the newcomer to the lectin field with the essential information on lectins and their importance to biomedicine: * what are lectins? * their carbohydrate-binding specificity * effects on nutrition and immunology * use in histochemistry * application as therapeutic agents Part II lists approximately 200 lectin entries in alphabetical order. Each entry deals with the lectin(s) of a particular plant and provides, (where known), details of: * isolation and characterisation; * sugar binding specificity; * biological activities; * applications; * commercial availability; and, * a bibliography. Useful summary tables list lectins according to their specificity, thereby allowing the user to choose the best lectin for their application. A list of suppliers is also provided. Handbook of Plant Lectins will be of interest to biologists and biomedical researchers studying cell biology, cancer research, nutrition, immunology, pathology and physiology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 466
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 989g
• ISBN-13: 9780471964452
• ISBN-10: 047196445X
• Artikelnr.: 22259656

Autorenporträt

Els. J. M. Van Damme is the author of Handbook of Plant Lectins: Properties and Biomedical Applications, published by Wiley. Willy J. Peumans is the author of Handbook of Plant Lectins: Properties and Biomedical Applications, published by Wiley. Arpad Pusztai is the author of Handbook of Plant Lectins: Properties and Biomedical Applications, published by Wiley. Susan Bardocz is the author of Handbook of Plant Lectins: Properties and Biomedical Applications, published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO LECTINS;
PLANT LECTINS: A SPECIAL CLASS OF PLANT PROTEINS: General Considerations
About Plant Lectins;
Structure and Evolution of Plant Lectin Genes and Their Genes;
Classification and Nomenclature of Plant Lectins;
PLANT LECTINS IN MAMMALIAN NUTRITION, IMMUNOLOGY, METABOLISM AND AS ORAL
THERAPEUTIC AND IMMUNE AGENTS: Introduction;
Lectin-Gut Interactions;
Modification of Epithelial Cell Glycosylation by Lectins;
Effect of Lectins on Gut Bacteria;
Systemic Effect of Lectins;
Lectins as Reagents in Immunology;
Lectins in the Identification and Separation of Lymphoid Cells;
Lectins as Immune Drugs;
LECTINS AS ORAL THERAPEUTIC AGENTS;
LECTIN HISTOCHEMISTRY IN HISTOLOGY AND HISTOPATHOLOGY: Carbohydrate
Recognition in Tissue Sections;
Reverse Lectin Histochemistry and Neoglycoproteins;
PART 2: LECTIN CLASSIFICATION;
KEY TO THE USE OF LECTIN ENTRIES;
LECTIN ENTRIES;
Appendix A Classification Codes;
Appendix B Classification Of Lectins Into Lectin Groups;
Appendix C Classification Of Lectins According To Sugar Specificity;
Appendix D Sugar Structures Of Blood Group Antigens;
Appendix E Other Plant Species In Which Haemaeglutinating Activity Was
Reported, But The Protein Not Purified;
Appendix F List Of Suppliers.