Purification, characterization and antifungal activity of LPA a lectin from Pachira aquatica seeds: their possible role in plant defence
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Background The lectins are an important class of proteins ubiquitous in nature, which plays different roles and functions in biological processes such as recognition molecules within the immune system in animals and as storage proteins or in defence mechanisms against pest and pathogens in plants. Oliveira et al. [1] showed that rats fed on a lectin-rich diet from Pachira aquatica seeds had a poor growth performance and some internal organs affected. This work reports on the purification and characterization of a lectin from Pachira aquatica seeds, with the intention of elucidating its role in plant defence against fungal pathogens.
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