Purification and characterization of a lectin from endophytic fungus Fusarium solani having complex sugar specificity |
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Authors: | Khan Feroz Ahmad Absar Khan M Islam |
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Institution: | Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India. |
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Abstract: | A lectin from the mycelial extract of an endophytic strain of Fusarium solani was purified. Its hemagglutinating activity was inhibited by glycoproteins possessing N-linked as well as O-linked glycans. The thermodynamics and kinetics of binding of glycans and glycoproteins to F. solani lectin was studied using surface plasmon resonance. The lectin showed high affinity for asialofetuin, asialomucin, asialofibrinogen, and thyroglobulin; and comparatively low affinity for mucin, fetuin, fibrinogen, and holotransferrin. Glycoproteins showed several fold higher affinity than their corresponding glycans with significant contribution from enthalpy and positive entropy, suggesting the involvement of non-polar protein-protein interaction. Moreover, the higher affinity of the glycoproteins was due to their faster association rates and low activation energy. |
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Keywords: | Endophytic fungus Fusarium solani Lectin Purification Thermodynamic properties SPR |
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