The complete amino acid sequence of a mannose-binding lectin from "Kidachi Aloe" (Aloe arborescens Miller var. natalensis Berger)

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1995 Sep 5;214(1):163-70. doi: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.2270.

Abstract

The complete amino acid sequence of a mannose-binding lectin purified from the leaf skin of "Kidachi Aloe" (Aloe arborescens Miller var. natalensis Berger) is presented. The 109-residue sequence of the subunit was determined by analysis of peptides of the intact or S-pyridylethylated protein generated by digestion with cyanogen bromide, BNPS-skatole, Achromobacter protease I, or trypsin. The subunit contains an intrachain disulfide bridge. The sequence is highly homologous to that of a mannose-binding lectin from snowdrop bulb.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aloe / chemistry*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Lectins / chemistry*
  • Lectins / isolation & purification
  • Mannose-Binding Lectins*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Plant Lectins
  • Plants, Medicinal*
  • Pyridines / chemistry
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Lectins
  • Mannose-Binding Lectins
  • Plant Lectins
  • Pyridines
  • mannose-binding lectin, Kidachi Aloe

Associated data

  • SWISSPROT/UNKNOWN