Heavy metal-induced oxidative stress and alteration in secretory proteins in yeast isolates.

In the recent years, yeasts have evolved as potent bioremediative candidates for the detoxification of xenobiotic compounds found in the natural environment. Candida sp. are well-studied apart from Saccharomyces sp.

A Polylactosamine Specific Lectin from Adenia hondala Induces Apoptosis and Necrosis in Human Epithelial Colon Cancer HT-29 Cells.

Background: Altered expression of N-glycans such as polylactosamine is observed in colon cancer. AHL, a polylactosamine specific lectin from Adenia hondala from a medicinal plant from the Passifloraceae family has been reported earlier.

Objective: The aim of the present study is to study the interaction of AHL with human colon cancer epithelial HT-29 cells and colon cancer tissues.

A lectin with anti-microbial and anti proliferative activities from Lantana camara, a medicinal plant.

Background: Lectins are known to possess interesting biological properties such as anti microbial, nematicidal, anti tumor and anti viral activities. Lantana camara from verbenaceae family is a medicinal plant known for possessing anti oxidant and anticancer activities. Since anticancer activity is reported in plant lectins, leaves of Lantana camara was used to check the presence of lectin.

Purification, characterization and fine sugar specificity of a N-Acetylgalactosamine specific lectin from Adenia hondala.

Plant lectins are gaining interest because of their interesting biological properties. Several Adenia species, that are being used in traditional medicine to treat many health ailments have shown presence of lectins or carbohydrate binding proteins. Here, we report the purification, characterization and biological significance of N-Acetyl galactosamine specific lectin from Adenia hondala (AHL) from Passifloraceae family.