Many plant species contain carbohydrate-binding proteins, which are commonly referred to
as either lectins or agglutinins. Generally speaking, lectins are proteins that bind reversibly …

Many plants contain carbohydrate-binding proteins that are commonly designated as lectins,
agglutinins, or hemagglutinins. Due to the obvious differences in molecular structure …

To meet the demands for food of the expanding world population, there is need of new ways
for protecting plant crops against predators and pathogens while avoiding the use of …

Growing insights into the many roles of glycoconjugates in biorecognition as ligands for
lectins indicates a need to compare plant and animal lectins. Furthermore, the popularity of …

Proteins are major components of legume seeds. Their nutritional and functional properties
dramatically affect the overall quality of the seed and its technological performance. In this …

The effects of soaking (in water for 16h) and extrusion conditions including barrel
temperature (140° C and 180° C) and feed moisture (18% and 22%) on antinutrients, total …

Infestations of stored legume seeds by bruchid beetles, such as the cowpea weevil and the
Azuki bean weevil cause substantial economic and nutritional losses of these food crops …

Insect pests are a major cause of damage to the world's commercially important agricultural
crops. Current strategies aimed at reducing crop losses rely primarily on chemical …

Bruchid larvae cause major losses of grain legume crops through-out the world. Some
bruchid species, such as the cowpea weevil and the azuki bean weevil, are pests that …

Various species of bruchid beetles including Callosobruchus chinensis, C. maculatus and C.
analis cause post‐harvest damage of azuki bean seeds, an important East Asian grain …