Handbook of Plant Lectins

Bardocz

ISBN 10: 047196445X / ISBN 13: 9780471964452

Published by John Wiley & Sons Mär 1998, 1998

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Neuware - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of Plant Lectins
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Mär 1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047196445X
• ISBN 13: 9780471964452
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 250W x 175H x 30D millimeters 250 millimeters width by 175 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 989 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Els. J. M. Van Damme is the author of Handbook of Plant Lectins: Properties and Biomedical Applications, published by Wiley.

Willy J. Peumans is the author of Handbook of Plant Lectins: Properties and Biomedical Applications, published by Wiley.

Arpad Pusztai is the author of Handbook of Plant Lectins: Properties and Biomedical Applications, published by Wiley.

Susan Bardocz is the author of Handbook of Plant Lectins: Properties and Biomedical Applications, published by Wiley.