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. 2017 Nov 20;30(3):1833–1858. doi: 10.1007/s10811-017-1338-5

Table 1.

Biological action spectrum of crude lectins from red algae

Red algae Haemagglutination activity with erythrocyte type/s Reference(s)
Acanthophora spicifera Rabbita,b,c,d, goatb, chickena,d, pigb,c and human Ob,d erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
A. spicifera Rabbit erythrocytes Chiles and Bird (1989)
A. spicifera Rabbita,b, sheepa,b and chickena,b erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
Acrocystis nana Rabbita erythrocytes Anam et al. (2017a)
Agardhiella ramosissima Rabbit and sheep erythrocytes Chiles and Bird (1989), Bird et al. (1993)
A. tenera Rabbit and sheep erythrocytes Bird et al. (1993)
Amansia multifida Rabbita,b,c,d, goatb,d, chickena,c,d, pigb,c,d, human Aa and human Ob erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
Bossiella cretacea Human O erythrocytes Chernikov et al. (2007)
Bryothamnion seaforthii Rabbita, chickena and cowa erythrocytes Ainouz and Sampaio (1991)
B. triquetrum Rabbita,b,c,d,e, goatb,c,d, piga,b,c,d,e, human Ab,c,d, human Ba,b,c,d, human Oa,b,c,d,e and human ABb,c,d erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
Callophyllis crispata Horsea,e,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
C. japonica Sheepa,e,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
Campylaephora crassa Sheepa,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
Carpopeltis flabellata Rabbita erythrocytes Hori et al. (1986a)
Chondria crassicaulis Sheepa,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
Chondrus ocellatus Sheepa,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
Chrysymenia wrightii Sheepa,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
Cryptonemia crenulata Rabbita erythrocytes Ainouz and Sampaio (1991)
Dictyurus occidentalis Rabbita,b,c,d erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
Enantiocladia duperreyi Rabbitc, human Ab,c,d, human Bb,c,d, human Oa,b,c,d,e and human ABb,c,d erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
E. denticulatum Rabbita,b and sheepa,b,e erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
E. nudum Rabbit, sheep, human A and human B erythrocytes Chiles and Bird (1989)
E. nudum Rabbit and sheep erythrocytes Bird et al. (1993)
Galaxaura fastigiata Sheepa,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
G. filamentosa Rabbita,b, sheepa,b and chickena,b erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
Gelidiela acerosa Goatc,d,e and chickena,b,c,e erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
Gelidiopsis gracilis Rabbita erythrocytes Ainouz and Sampaio (1991)
Gelidium amansii Sheepa,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
G. coarctatum Rabbitd erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
G. divaricatum Rabbit erythrocytes Zheng and Lai-Sheng (2002)
Georgiella confluens Chickena,b,c,d,e and sheepa,b,c,d,e erythrocytes De Souza et al. (2007)
Gigartina skottsbergii Rabbita, chickend, goatb,c,d, sheepa,b,c,d,e, human Aa,b,c,d, human Bb,d and human Oa,c,d erythrocytes De Souza et al. (2007)
Gloiopeltis furcata Rabbita, sheepa,e,f, human Ae, human Be and human Oe erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
G. furcata Rabbit, sheep, chicken, human A, human B and human AB erythrocytes Zheng and Lai-Sheng (2002)
Gracilaria bursa-pastoris Rabbit a,e,f, sheepa,e,f, horsef, chickena,f and human Af erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
G. bailiniae Rabbita,b,e, sheepb and chickena,b,e erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
G. bangmeiana Chickena,b erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
G. bursa-pastoris Rabbita erythrocytes Hori et al. (1986a)
G. cearensis Rabbita erythrocytes Ainouz and Sampaio (1991)
G. cervicornis Rabbita and chickena erythrocytes Ainouz and Sampaio (1991)
G. changii Sheepa,b and chickenb erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
G. cornea Chickena erythrocytes Ainouz and Sampaio (1991), Lima et al. (2005)
G. eucheumatoides Rabbita,b, sheepa,b,e, chickena,b, human Aa,b, human Bb and human Ob erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
G. ferox Sheepa, rabbita, chickena, cowa, human Aa, human Ba, human ABa and human Oa erythrocytes Ainouz and Sampaio (1991)
G. fisheri Rabbit, sheep and goose erythrocytes Boonsri et al. (2017)
G. salicornia Rabbita,b,e, sheepa,b,e and chickena,b,e erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
G. sjoestedtii Sheepa and chickena erythrocytes Ainouz and Sampaio (1991)
G. textorii Rabbita,e,f, sheepa,e,f, horsea,e,f, human Aa,f, human Ba,f and human Oa,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
G. tikvahiae Rabbit and sheep erythrocytes Bird et al. (1993)
G. tikvahiae Rabbit, sheep, human A and human B erythrocytes Chiles and Bird (1989)
G. verrucosa Rabbitf, sheepf, horsea,e,f, chickena,f, human Aa,f, human Ba,f and human Oa,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
G. verrucosa Horse, cow, sheep, rabbit, guinea pig, carp and chicken erythrocytes Shiomi et al. (1981)
G. verrucosa Rabbit and sheep erythrocytes Bird et al. (1993)
G. verrucosa Rabbit, sheep, human A and human B erythrocytes Chiles and Bird (1989)
Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis Sheep erythrocytes Bird et al. (1993)
Grateloupia filicina Sheepa,e,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
G. filicina Rabbit erythrocytes Zheng and Lai-Sheng (2002)
G. filicina Rabbita,b, sheepa,b, chickena,b, human Aa,b, human Ba,b and human Oa,b erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
Gymnogongrus flabelliformis Sheepa,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
G. griffithsiae Rabbit and sheep erythrocytes Bird et al. (1993)
G. turquetti Chickend and sheepd erythrocytes De Souza et al. (2007)
Halymenia sp. Rabbita and human Ba,e erythrocytes De Souza et al. (2007)
H. agardhii Rabbit and sheep erythrocytes Chiles and Bird (1989), Bird et al. (1993)
H. floresia Rabbit and sheep erythrocytes Chiles and Bird (1989), Bird et al. (1993)
H. maculata Rabbita,b,e, sheepa,b,e, chickena,b,e, human Aa,b, human Ba,b and human Oa,b erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
Hypnea boergesenii Rabbita,b,e, sheepa,b and chickena,b erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
H. cervicornis Rabbita and cowa erythrocytes Ainouz and Sampaio (1991)
H. japonica Rabbita erythrocytes Hori et al. (1986a, 2000)
H. japonica Rabbita,e,f, sheepa,e,f, horsea,e,f, human Aa,f, human Ba,e,f and human Oa,e,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
H. musciformis Sheepa, rabbita, cowa, human Aa, human Ba, human ABa and human Oa erythrocytes Ainouz and Sampaio (1991)
H. musciformis Rabbit and sheep erythrocytes Bird et al. (1993)
H. musciformis Rabbit erythrocytes Melo et al. (1997)
H. nidulans Rabbita,b, sheepa,b, human Aa,b, human Ba,b and human Oa,b erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
H. valentiae Rabbita,b, sheepa,b, human Ab, human Bb and human Ob erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
Kappaphycus alvarezii Rabbita,b,e and sheepa,b erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009), Le et al. (2009)
K. alvarezii Rabbita erythrocytes Hung et al. (2009), Hirayama et al. (2016)
K. striatum Rabbita,b,e and sheepa,b,e erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009), Hung et al. (2011)
Laurencia dichotoma Rabbita erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
L. microcladia Rabbita,c erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
L. obtusa Rabbita,b and chickenb erythrocytes Dinh et al. (2009)
L. undulata Rabbit a,e,f, sheepa,e,f, horsef, human Ae, human Be and human Oe erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
Meristiella echinocarpa Rabbita,b,c,d, goatb,d, chickena,b,d and pigb,c,d erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
Nemalion vermiculare Human O erythrocytes Chernikov et al. (2007)
Palmaria decipiens Rabbita,b,c,d,e, chickena,b,c,d, goatb,d, sheepa,b,c,d,e, human Aa,b,c,d, human Bb,d and human Oa,b,c,d erythrocytes De Souza et al. (2007)
P. palmata Rabbita,b,e,f, horsea,b,e,f, sheepb,f, human Ab,f, human Bb,f and human Ob,f erythrocytes Kamiya et al. (1982)
Pantoneura plocamioides Rabbitb,c and chickenb,c erythrocytes De Souza et al. (2007)
Polysiphonia sp. Rabbita and sheepa,e,f erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
Porphyra sp. Human B erythrocytes De Souza et al. (2007)
Rhodomela munita Human O erythrocytes Chernikov et al. (2007)
R. subfusca Sheepa,f, human Af and human Bf erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
Solieria filiformis Rabbita,b,c,d, goatb,d, chickenb,c,d and pigb,c,d erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
S. robusta Rabbita,e,f, sheepa,e,f, horsea,e,f, chickena,f and human Of erythrocytes Hori et al. (1988b)
Tichocarpus crinitus Human O erythrocytes Chernikov et al. (2007)
Vidalia obtusiloba Rabbitb,c and human Aa erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)
V. volubilis Rabbitd erythrocytes Ainouz et al. (1992)

aTrypsin-treated erythrocytes

bPapain-treated erythrocytes

cBromelain-treated erythrocytes

dSubtilisin-treated erythrocytes

eNative erythrocytes

fPronase-treated erythrocytes

gNeuraminidase-treated erythrocytes