Table 1.
Plant lectins showing antimicrobial activities.
| Family | Species | Defense against | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectin Receptor Kinases (LecRK) | Arabidopsis thaliana |
Fungi: Botrytis cinerea, Erysiphe cichoracearum, Erysiphe orontii, Blumeria graminis, Gigaspora rosea; Oomycete: Phytophthora infestans; Virus: Turnip mosaic and Cabbage leaf curl; Bacteria: Pseudomonas syringae |
[36,37,40,41] |
| Nicotiana benthamiana | Oomycete: P. infestans | [32] | |
| Oryza sativa | Fungi: Magnaporthe grisea | [34] | |
| Amaranthins | Amaranthus viridis | Fungi: B. cincerea, Fusarium oxysporum | [42] |
| Calreticulin/calnexin | N. benthamiana | Oomycete: P. infestans | [43] |
| A. thaliana | Bacteria: P. syringae | [44] | |
| EUL-related lectins | O. sativa |
Bacteria: Xanthomonasoryzae pv. oryzae; Fungi: Magnaporthe oryzae |
[45] |
| Jacalin-related lectins (JRLs) | Triticum aestivum |
Fungi: Fusarium graminearum, B. graminis f. sp. Tritici, B. cinerea; Oomycete: Phytophthora parasitica var nicotianae; Bacteria: P. syringe pv tabaci; Virus: tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) |
[46,47,48,49] |
| A. thaliana |
Fungi: F. graminearum, B. graminisf. sp. Tritici, B.cinerea Virus: tobacco etch virus; Plantago asiatica mosaic virus (PlAMV) |
[38,39,46,50,51,52] | |
| O. sativa | Fungi: M.grisea | [52] | |
| Nictaba-related | A.thaliana |
Fungi: A. flavus, Fusarium moniliforme, Fusarium solani, Rhizoctonia solani and Trichoderma harzianum Virus: Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus |
[50] [53] |
| Ricin-B | Transgenic N. benthamiana | Virus: tobacco etch virus | [54,55] |