On the role of carbohydrate-protein highly selective interactions in the biological activity of glycoconjugates: <Emphasis Type="Italic">Grifola frondosa</Emphasis> (Fr.) S.F. Gray lectin binding to specific and non-specific antibodies |
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Authors: | Lada V Stepanova Gennady L Burygin Valentina E Nikitina Olga M Tsivileva |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Entuziastov Ave., Saratov, 410049, Russia; |
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Abstract: | Both quantitative and qualitative estimations of the basidiomycete Grifola frondosa lectin binding to the specific and non-specific polyclonal rabbit antibodies were attempted. The lectin complexation with
homological antibodies was shown to be characterized by greater binding constants as compared to non-homological antibodies.
Therewith the values of changes in standard free energy ∆G
0 displaying a strength of both complexes were essentially the same. The data obtained testify to universality of biospecific
reactions “antigen–antibody” and “lectin–carbohydrate” at a molecular level, and could give new insight into the phenomenon
of these biospecific interactions. The actual specificity in the above bio-recognition processes could differ from the results
of in vitro assays using lectins, and, therefore, should be interpreted carefully when concluding on the lectins behaviour
in living systems. |
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