Identification of two lectins containing the same sugar-specificity from Korean mistletoe

  • Kang, Tae-Bong (Institute of Biomedical Research, Handong University) ;
  • Yoo, Yung-Choon (Dept. of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Yoon, Seok-Min (Dept. of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Lee, Kwan-Hee (Dept. of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Bae (Dept. of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University)
  • Published : 2003.04.01

Abstract

Three mistletoe lectins (ML -I, ML -IIU, ML -IIL) have been identified in Europe based on sugar specificities for galactose(Gal) and N-acetyl galactosamine(GalNAc). Korean mistletoe lectins have been known as mainly ML -II type. In previous results, we suggested that there are two lectins, 64 KDa and 60 KDa, in Korean mistletoe lectin (KML -C). (omitted)

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