. 2022 Dec 2;27(23):8436. doi: 10.3390/molecules27238436

Table 3.

Metal content in BBS and BBV lectins.

Metal	Native Lectins		Demetallized Lectins
	BBV	BBS	BBV	BBS
	Concentration (ppm)
Ca⁺²	597.5 ± 0.03 ^a	823.0 ± 0.05 ^a	284.0 ± 0.01 ^b	199.0 ± 0.02 ^b
Cu⁻¹	274.5 ± 0.02 ^a	212.5 ± 0.01 ^a	185.0 ± 0.01 ^b	186.0 ± 0.02 ^b
Mg⁺²	487.0 ± 0.03 ^a	774.5 ± 0.25 ^a	358.0 ± 0.02 ^b	171.0 ± 0.06 ^b
Mn⁺²	224.0 ± 0.01 ^a	176.5 ± 0.02 ^a	185.0 ± 0.01 ^b	170.0 ± 0.02 ^a
Zn⁺²	306.5 ± 0.02 ^a	316.5 ± 0.08 ^a	182.5 ± 0.01 ^b	182.0 ± 0.02 ^b

Data shown represent mean ± SEM based on the results obtained in at least three independent experiments. Means with different superscripts are significantly different between lectins (Tukey’s test, p < 0.05).