Table 2.
A profile of levels and site of synthesis of various lectins naturally occurring in human plasma/serum.
| S. No. | Name of Lectin | Concentration (μg/ml) | References | Site of Synthesis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | C - reactive protein | 0.5–2 | Pepys and Baltz (1983) | Liver | Hurlimann et al. (1965) |
| Das et al. (2004) | |||||
| 2. | Serum amyloid protein | 20–40 | Pepys and Baltz (1983) | Liver | Pepys and Baltz (1983) |
| 3. | H – Ficolin | 7–23 | Yae et al. (1991) | Liver & lungs | Akaiwa et al. (1999) |
| 4. | Mannan - binding lectin | 0.01–6.40 | Terai et al. (1993) | Liver | Summerfield and Taylor (1986) |
| Kilpatrick, 1997a, Kilpatrick, 1997b | Kurata et al. (1994) | ||||
| 5. | Tetranectin | 8–17 | Thougaard et al. (2001) | Lungs, spleen, heart, | Berglund and Petersen (1992) |
| skeletal muscle, liver & | |||||
| brain | |||||
| 6. | L – Ficolin | 1.1–12.8 | Kilpatrick et al. (1987) | Liver | Matsushita et al. (1996) |