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.

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.