TABLE 2.
Lectins used in the current study
| Lectin | Abbreviation | Carbohydrate specificitya |
|---|---|---|
| Concanavalin Ab | ConA | α-Man > α-Glc |
| Wheat germ agglutininb | WGA | β-GlcNAc, SA |
| Succinylated WGA | sWGA | β-GlcNAc |
| Griffonia simplicifolia lectin I | GSL-I | α-Gal, α-GalNAc |
| G. simplicifolia lectin II | GSL-II | Terminal GlcNAc |
| Peanut agglutinin | PNA | Terminal β-galactosidase |
| Artocarpus integrifolia lectin | Jacalin | α-Gal, Galβ(1,3)GalNAc |
| Lens culinaris agglutinin | LCA | α-Man, α-Glc |
| Pisum sativum agglutinin | PSA | α-Man, α-Glc |
| Sophora japonica agglutinin | SJA | Terminal GalNAc > Gal |
| Soybean agglutinin | SBA | Terminal GalNAc > Gal |
| Vicia villosa agglutinin | VVA | Terminal GalNAc |
| Ulex europaeus agglutinin I | UEA I | α-Fuc |
| Dolicos biflorus agglutinin | DBA | Terminal α-GalNAc |
| Solanum tuberosum lectin | STL | β-GlcNAc oligomers |
| Lycopersicon esculentum lectin | LEL | GlcNAc |
| Datura stramonium lectin | DSL | β-GlcNAc oligomers |
| Erythrin cristagalli lectin | ECL | Galβ(1,4)GlcNAc, Gal |
a
Man, mannose; Glc, glucose; Gal, galactose; GalNAc, N-acetylgalactosamine; Fuc, fucose; SA, sialic acid.
b
Lectin is known to bind some bacterial-cell walls.