trichosanthes costata/carbohydrate

The root of Trichosanthes kirilowii, which has been used as Chinese folk medicine for more than two thousand years, contains a Gal specific lectin (TKA). In order to elucidate its binding roles, the carbohydrate specificities of TKA were studied by enzyme linked lectinosorbent assay (ELLSA) and by

Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) has been established as a valuable biological marker for detecting chronic alcohol abuse. To improve the diagnostic efficiency, we studied new CDT determination procedures involving the use of lectin affinity chromatography with Allomyrina dichotoma

Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. is one of the original plants for traditional Chinese medicines Trichosanthis Fructus, Trichosanthis Semen, Trichosanthis Pericarpium and Trichosanthis Radix. Amino acids, nucleosides and carbohydrates are usually considered to have nutritional value and

An immunosuppressive protein was isolated from Trichosanthes kirilowii root tubers by a procedure involving acetone fractionation and ion exchange chromatography on CM-Sepharose. Homogeneity of the protein was demonstrated in immunoelectrophoresis, SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, gel

Three galactose binding isolectins have been isolated from Trichosanthes kirilowii root tubers. Two of the isolectins, TK-I and TK-II, are similar in many aspects including molecular weight, amino acid composition, NH2-terminal amino acid residue, blood group and carbohydrate specificities,

Physico-chemical and unfolding studies have been carried out on Trichosanthes dioica seed lectin (TDSL). The lectin exhibited maximum activity between pH 7.0 and 10.0, which decreased steeply at lower pH. The hemagglutination activity of TDSL was unaffected in the temperature range 4-50 degrees C,

A new galactose-specific lectin has been purified from the extracts of Trichosanthes dioica seeds by affinity chromatography on cross-linked guar gum. The purified lectin (T. dioica seed lectin, TDSL) moved as a single symmetrical peak on gel filtration on Superose-12 in the presence of 0.1 M

A galactose-specific lectin has been purified from the seeds of Trichosanthes cordata by affinity chromatography on crosslinked guar gum. The affinity-eluted lectin could be resolved into two isolectins, TCA-I and TCA-II by ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE cellulose. The molecular weights of the

beta-Trichosanthin was a new abortifacient protein purified from the Chinese drug, Wangua, root tubers of Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Cucurbitaceae). The purification procedure involved acetone fractionation, ammonium sulfate precipitation, ion-exchange chromatography on CM-Sepharose and preparative

Diaphania indica (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is an important phytophagous pest of Trichosanthes anguina L. in India. We studied life table parameters by age-stage, two-sex, amylolytic and proteolytic activities, and food utilization parameters of D. indica on the leaves of three T. anguina

A prominent lectin in the root tubers of Trichosanthes japonica was purified by affinity chromatography on a porcine stomach mucin-Sepharose column and termed TJA-II. The molecular mass of the native lectin was determined to be 64 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and

Two lectins were purified from tuberous roots of Trichosanthes japonica. The major lectin, which was named TJA-II, interacted with Fuc alpha 1-->2Gal beta/GalNAc beta 1-->groups, and the other one, which passed through a porcine stomach mucin-Sepharose 4B column, was purified by sequential

OBJECTIVE Standardization is essentially a measure for ensuring the quality control of herbal drugs. But the gender of the plant affecting the quality of crude drugs does not appear to have been taken care of so far. Today, sophisticated modern research tools for the evaluation of the plant drugs

The sequence and structure of snake gourd seed lectin (SGSL), a nontoxic homologue of type II ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs), have been determined by mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography, respectively. As in type II RIPs, the molecule consists of a lectin chain made up of two β-trefoil

The interaction of several free-base porphyrins and their corresponding copper(II) and zinc(II) derivatives with the galactose-specific lectin from snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina) seeds has been investigated by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopic techniques. The lectin dimer contains two