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Novel structures of plant lectins and their complexes with carbohydrates
Publication Type:
Journal ArticleSource:
Volume 9, Issue 5, p.572 - 577 (1999)URL:
PM:10508764Keywords:
Binding Sites; Carbohydrates; chemistry; Dimerization; Lectins; Macromolecular Substances; Models; Molecular; Plant Growth Regulators; Plant Lectins; Plants; Protein Conformation; Protein Structure; Quaternary; Protein Structure; SecondaryAbstract:
Several novel structures of legume lectins have led to a thorough understanding of monosaccharide and oligosaccharide specificity, to the determination of novel and surprising quaternary structures and, most importantly, to the structural identification of the binding site for adenine and plant hormones. This deepening of our understanding of the structure/function relationships among the legume lectins is paralleled by advances in two other plant lectin families - the monocot lectins and the jacalin family. As the number of available crystal structures increases, more parallels between plant and animal lectins become apparent
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DA - 19991105
IS - 0959-440X (Print)
LA - eng
PT - Journal Article
PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT - Review
RN - 0 (Carbohydrates)
RN - 0 (Lectins)
RN - 0 (Macromolecular Substances)
RN - 0 (Plant Growth Regulators)
RN - 0 (Plant Lectins)
SB - IM