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. 1990 Aug;93(4):1453–1459. doi: 10.1104/pp.93.4.1453

Isolation and Partial Characterization of a Seed Lectin from Tepary Bean that Delays Bruchid Beetle Development 1

Richard C Pratt 1,2,2, Narendra K Singh 1,2,3, R E Shade 1,2, L L Murdock 1,2, Ray A Bressan 1,2
PMCID: PMC1062694  PMID: 16667639

Abstract

Four isolectin forms of a seed lectin from mature seed of tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) were isolated using solubility fractionation, affinity chromatography, and high performance liquid chromatography. The subunits are polypeptides with an apparent molecular mass of 30,000 daltons. The 30 kilodalton subunits are produced starting approximately 13 days after flowering and subsequently comprise a major fraction of the proteins found in the mature seed. The amino terminus of each isolectin fraction was determined to be highly homologous with that of the subunits of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) phytohemagglutinin (PHA). The tepary isolectin cross-reacts with both erythroagglutinating and leucoagglutinating subunits of PHA antibodies, although differential cross-reactivity was noted. A seed protein fraction enriched in tepary bean lectin was found to be toxic to bean bruchid beetles (Acanthoscelides obtectus), when incorporated into their diets at incremental concentrations from (1-5% w/w) above that of PHA concentrations in mature seeds of the susceptible common bean variety “Red Kidney.”

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