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Handbook of Plant Lectins

Handbook of Plant Lectins

Properties and Biomedical Applications

by Els. J. M. Van DammeWilly J. Peumans Arpad Pusztai and others
Hardback
Publication Date: 14/01/1998

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Plant lectins are extensively used as tools and as bioactiveproteins in different areas of biomedical and biological research.The Handbook of Plant Lectins provides a comprehensive yet conciseoverview of the biochemical properties, carbohydrate-bindingspecificity, biological activities and applications of most of thecurrently known plant lectins. This handbook consists of two majorsections: an introductory guide and a quick reference dictionary.Part I acquaints the newcomer to the lectin field with theessential information on lectins and their importance tobiomedicine:
* 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 alphabeticalorder. Each entry deals with the lectin(s) of a particular plantand 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 theirapplication. A list of suppliers is also provided. Handbook ofPlant Lectins will be of interest to biologists and biomedicalresearchers studying cell biology, cancer research, nutrition,immunology, pathology and physiology.
ISBN:
9780471964452
9780471964452
Category:
Botany & plant sciences
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
14-01-1998
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
466
Dimensions (mm):
249x175x32mm
Weight:
1.02kg

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