Characterization of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) lectin for biological activity

• Published in: Physiology and molecular biology of plants Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 389 - 397
• Main Authors: Gautam, Ajay Kumar, Gupta, Neha, Narvekar, Dakshita T., Bhadkariya, Rajni, Bhagyawant, Sameer S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01.05.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; Antibacterial activity; antibacterial properties; Antifungal activity; antifungal properties; antioxidant activity; Biological activity; Biological and Medical Physics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biophysics; Candida albicans; Candida krusei; Cell Biology; cell lines; cell viability; Cellulose; chickpeas; Cicer arietinum; E coli; Escherichia coli; free radical scavengers; Free radicals; Fungi; Fungicides; Fusarium; inhibitory concentration 50; ion exchange chromatography; Lectins; Legumes; Life Sciences; minimum inhibitory concentration; Pharmacology; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Proteins; Research Article; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Seeds; viability assays; Sp-Sephadex; Chickpea lectin; SRB assay; Human cancer cell lines

Lectins are proteins that are subject of intense investigations. Information on lectin from chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) with respect to its biological activities are very limited. In this study, we purified lectin from the seeds of chickpea employing DEAE-cellulose and SP-Sephadex ion exchange ch...