Fungal lectins belong to the family of carbohydrate-binding proteins with no enzymatic activity. Fungal lectins are widely found in different species and are a class of Natural Lectins. CD BioGlyco provides fungal lectin production services and includes lectin localization, biochemical properties, and activity assays.
Fig.1 Roles and potential applications of fungal lectins. (Varrot, et al., 2013)
Fungal lectins play a critical role in biology and there is a great need to produce, isolate, and characterize lectins of fungal origin. Our company has accumulated many years of experience in Lectin Production Services. The services we provide include but not limited to:
Paper Title: A comprehensive phylogenetic and bioinformatics survey of lectins in the fungal kingdom
Journal: Journal of Fungi
IF: 5.724
Published: 2021
Results: The GalNAc-specific H-type lectin was found to be involved in self-/non-self-recognition responses in invertebrates. We determined its sequence in the fungal genome, which is about 30%. Fungal lectins also change according to the different living environments and ways. Fungal lectins living on rotten wood were significantly higher than those in symbionts and pathogens. Through multiple genomes from the MycoCosm database, 33,518 fungal lectins were predicted for 63 different lectin classes. Some new lectins have useful applications in biotechnology or as antiviral compounds, and the MycoLec database makes it easy to mine new lectins.
Fig.2 The 3D structures of fungal lectins. (Lebreton, et al., 2021)
CD BioGlyco provides reliable, high-purity natural lectin isolation and purification services from three main sources: Plant, Animal, and fungal. In addition, we also provide Recombinant Lectin Production services. We have a professional technical team and multiple glycobiology platforms to ensure product and service quality. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
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