The occurrence in nature of erythrocyte-agglutinating proteins has been known since the
turn of the 19th century. By the 1960s it became apparent that such proteins also agglutinate …

During the last decade, there have been enormous advances in our knowledge of
glycoproteins and the stage has been set for the biotechnological production of many of …

Sialic acids are cytoprotectors, mainly localized on the surface of cell membranes with
multiple and outstanding cell biological functions. The history of their structural analysis …

The marine environment is home to a taxonomically diverse ecosystem. Organisms such as
algae, molluscs, sponges, corals, and tunicates have evolved to survive the high …

Fish tissues and body fluids contain naturally occurring proteins or glycoproteins of non-
immunoglobulin (Ig) nature that react with a diverse array of environmental antigens and …

This review is intended for general readers who would like a basic foundation in
carbohydrate structure and function, lectin biology, and the implications of glycobiology in …

Focusing on the great variety of research being done in the field of postharvest pathology,
this volume presents a collection of topics concerning the diseases of harvested fruits and …

Adhesion of pathogenic organisms to host tissues is the prerequisite for the initiation of the
majority of infectious diseases. In many systems, it is mediated by lectins present on the …

The occurrence in nature of proteins with hemagglutinating activity that in later years were
shown to be sugar-specific and eventually named lectins has been known since the turn of …

More than 70 lectins from leguminous plants belonging to different suborders and tribes
have been isolated, mostly from seeds, and characterized to varying degrees. Although they …