Archives of Pharmacal Research
- Volume 9 Issue 4
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- Pages.201-203
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- 1986
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- 0253-6269(pISSN)
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- 1976-3786(eISSN)
Studies on Lectins from Marine Shells (III) : Screening of Lectin-like Agglutinins from Marine Shells
- Chung, See-Ryun (College of Pharmacy Yeungnam University) ;
- Kim, Jang-Hwan (College of Pharmacy Yeungnam University) ;
- Suh, Young-Ah (College of Pharmacy Yeungnam University) ;
- Jeunechung, Kyung-Hee (College of Science Yeungnam University)
- Published : 1986.12.01
Abstract
Forty species of marine shells were collected from Korean coasts and studied extensively for their lectin activities by using erythrocytes of human blooc A, AB, B. O group and rabbit blood. In total, 7 species contained lectines :Neptunea intersculpta, Omphalius nigerrimus and Scapharca subcrenata, blood group nonspecific; Saxidomus purpuratus, human blood A and AB group specific; Lepidozona coreana, Tegilarca granosa and Neptunea polycosta, rabbit blood specific.
Keywords
- Lections;
- Screening of lectins;
- Lection activities;
- Cell agglutination;
- Marine animal lectins;
- Functions of lectins