Table 4.
Hemagglutination activity of two black bean lectins after demetallization and ion metal addition.
| Native Lectin |
Demetallized Lectin | Demetallized Lectins Reconstituted with Metals (Hemagglutination Titer) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemagglutination Titer | Ca2+ | Mg2+ | Mn2+ | ||
| BBV | 2 ± 0 a | 0 ± 0 a | 128 ± 0 a | 4096 ± 0 a | 4 ± 0 a |
| BBS | 1,073,741,824 ± 0 b | 16 ± 0 b | 6.87 × 1010 ± 0 b | 1.09 × 1012 ± 0 b | 2048 ± 0 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).