Table 2.
Sugar specificities, molecular weights and metal requirements of fish mucus lectins
| Species | Erythrocytes | Sugar specificity | MW (kDa) native (subunit) | Metal requirement | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eptatretus stoutii | Human O | Spitzer et al. (1976) | |||
| Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | Human A, B; rabbit | Lactose, D-Man, D-GlcNac, NeuNac | >300 | s-type | Kamiya et al. (1995) |
| Tachysurus australis | Human A, B, O; rabbit | >200 | DiConza (1970) | ||
| Arias thallasinus | Human A, B, O; rabbit | D-Gal, lactose | 200 | s-type | Al Hassen et al. (1986) |
| Plecoglossus altivelis | Rabbit | D-Gal, L-Rha, D-Fuc, D-man | Itami et al. (1992) | ||
| Lophopsena maculata | Rabbit | NeuNac | 68 | s-type | Kamiya and Shimizu (1980) |
| Repomucenus richardsonii | Rabbit | D-Gal, lactose | 48 | s-type | Shiomi et al. (1990) |