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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      February 2012
      February 1992
      ISBN:
      9780511895371
      9780521328241
      9780521063203
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511895371
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.512kg, 272 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.423kg, 272 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Plant Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine: General Interest, Chemistry, Chemistry: General Interest
      Series:
      Chemistry and Pharmacology of Natural Products
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    Subjects:
    Plant Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine: General Interest, Chemistry, Chemistry: General Interest
    Series:
    Chemistry and Pharmacology of Natural Products
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    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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    "...can be recommended as an invaluable source of information for the more advanced student and the specialist whose research involves the use of lectins..." Quarterly Review of Biology

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