View LECster FAQ | List Everything!


Total number of records: 619 Matching records: 1

Luffa acutangula : Ridge gourd LAA

Molecular structure of Ridge gourd:LAA

Luffa acutangula

---

Lecster ID:416	Edit Entry
Source Organism:	Ridge gourd
Species:	Luffa acutangula
Common Nomenclature:	LAA
Class:	Cucurbtaceae phloem lectins
Index Nomenclature:	LECp.Luf.Acu.fr.Hch1
Characterization Notes:	The lectin contains and extended carbohydrate -binding site which can accommodate a tetrasaccharide See: J Biol Chem 1986 (261); 14 621-14 627
Biological Activity:	LAA agglutinates rabbit erythrocytes. See : J Biol Chem 1986 (261); 14 621-14 627
Source Tissue:	Fruits
Specificity:	GlcNAc(oligomers; chito-oligosaccharides; penta N-acetylchitopentaose)
Inhibitors:	The lectin in Luffa is not inhibited by any simple sugar.
References:

---

Search Lecster!:

Method:
All the words	Any words

      

2013-6-20: Current Date 9:44:14 GMT: Current Time

By Peter D'Adamo. Copyright 2001-2011.