Antiproliferative and Antimicrobial Potentials of a Lectin from (Sea Hare) Eggs.

In recent years, there has been considerable interest in lectins from marine invertebrates. In this study, the biological activities of a lectin protein isolated from the eggs of Sea hare () were evaluated. The 40 kDa egg lectin (or AKL-40) binds to D-galacturonic acid and D-galactose sugars similar to previously purified isotypes with various molecular weights (32/30 and 16 kDa).