Lectins : biomedical perspectives / edited by Arpad Pusztai and Susan Bardocz.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Taylor & Francis, [1995], ©1995.
Description
xiv, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    • Lectins: Biomedical Perspectives records the major achievements of an initiative, funded by the European Community, to coordinate lectin research throughout Europe. The book explores the concept that lectins are nature's communication proteins and considers the potential applications of lectins in medical research.
    • Key chapters focus on the use of lectin genes in transgenic research in relation to their potential medical-nutritional impact, the use of lectins as targeting agents in oral drug delivery, their use in blocking pathogenic infections, and the potential gastroenterological applications of lectins.
    Contents
    • Ch. 1. Lectins as Plant Defence Proteins / W. J. Peumans and E. J. M. Van Damme
    • Ch. 2. Possible Mechanism of Action for the Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) [alpha]-amylase Inhibitor: A Molecular Modelling Approach / P. Rousseau, A. Barre, H. Causse, C. Chatelain, G. Porthe and P. Rouge
    • Ch. 3. Insecticidal Properties of Plant Lectins: Their Potential in Plant Protection / A. M. R. Gatehouse, K. S. Powell, W. J. Peumans, E. J. M. Van Damme and J. A. Gatehouse
    • Ch. 4. The Mannose-binding Monocot Lectins and Their genes / E. J. M. Van Damme, K. Smeets and W. J. Peumans
    • Ch. 5. Enterocyte-like CACO-2 Cells as a Tool to Study Lectin Interaction / J. F. J. G. Koninkx
    • Ch. 6. Lectins as Growth Factors for the Small Intestine and the Gut / S. Bardocz, S. W. B. Ewen, G. Grant and A. Pusztai
    • Ch. 7. The Potential of Bioadhesive Lectins for the Delivery of Peptide and Protein Drugs to the Gastrointestinal Tract / C.-M. Lehr and A. Pusztai.
    • Ch. 8. Lectins Binding to the Gut Wall are Growth Factors for the Pancreas: Nutritional Implications for Transgenic Plants / A. Pusztai, G. Grant, D. S. Brown, S. Bardocz, S. W. B. Ewen, K. Baintner, W. J. Peumans and E. J. M. Van Damme
    • Ch. 9. Lectins in Immunology / D. C. Kilpatrick
    • Ch. 10. Lectin Cytochemistry and Intestinal Epithelial Cell Biology / T. P. King
    • Ch. 11. Lectins and Cancer - An Old Field Revisited / U. Schumacher
    • Ch. 12. Dietary Galactose-Binding Lectins and Their Effects on Human Colonic Epithelial Cells / J. D. Milton and J. M. Rhodes
    • Ch. 13. Enterotoxigenic Fimbrial E. coli Lectins and Their Receptors: Targets for Probiotic Treatment of Diarrhoea / E. Van Driessche, R. Sanchez, I. Dieussaert, L. Kanarek, P. Lintermans and S. Beeckmans
    • Ch. 14. Identification of the F[subscript 17] Gene Cluster and Development of Adhesion Blockers and Vaccine Components / P. Lintermans, A. Bertels, E. Van Driessche and H. De Greve.
    • Ch. 15. Infection of the Gut by Pathogenic Bacteria is Inhibited by Dietary Lectins. Chemical Probiosis / A. Pusztai, G. Grant, S. W. B. Ewen, W. J. Peumans, E. J. M. Van Damme and S. Bardocz.
    ISBN
    • 0748401776 :
    • 0748401776
    LCCN
    gb 95042156
    OCLC
    32926332
    RCP
    C - S
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