Plant Lectins

Name: Plant Lectins
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521328241
Price: 22850 KES
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ISBN: 9780521328241

by A. Pusztai

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Format Hardback

Book Series Chemistry and Pharmacology of Natural Products

ISBN-10 0521328241

ISBN-13 9780521328241

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 6th, 1992

Print length 272 Pages

Weight 512 grams

Dimensions 23.60 x 16.00 x 2.00 cms

Product Classification: Biochemistry Botany & plant sciences Botany and plant sciences

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Lectins are natural products found mainly in plants. Their properties are examined in this book.

This volume surveys the chemistry, biochemistry, biosynthesis, metabolism and pharmacological properties of lectins. Lectins, which are most commonly found in plants, are widespread natural products with striking biological activities. Their specific ability to recognise and bind to simple or complex saccharides facilitates their role as effective information protein molecules. As agents of cell-to-cell recognition, lectins promote symbiosis between plants and specific nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria. As natural defensive molecules, they can protect plants against predators such as bacteria, fungi and insects. As part of our diet, lectins are powerful exogenous growth factors in the small intestine and influence our health, the digestive function and the bacterial ecology of the alimentary tract. Lectins are also important research tools in preparative biochemistry and cell science.

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