Occurrence of highly yielded lectins homologous within the genus Eucheuma

We previously reported that the red alga Eucheuma serra contains large amounts of mitogenic isolectins (ESA-1 and ESA-2), the hemagglutinating activities of which were strongly inhibited by glycoproteins bearing high mannose-type N-glycans. We therefore further examined two other species, E. amakusa...

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Published in:Journal of applied phycology 1999, Vol.11 (2), p.149-156
Main Authors: KAWAKUBO, A, MAKINO, H, OHNISHI, J.-I, HIROHARA, H, HORI, K
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
Eucheuma
Eucheuma serra
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health. Pharmaceutical industry
Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects
Marine
Other active biomolecules
Production of active biomolecules
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Summary:We previously reported that the red alga Eucheuma serra contains large amounts of mitogenic isolectins (ESA-1 and ESA-2), the hemagglutinating activities of which were strongly inhibited by glycoproteins bearing high mannose-type N-glycans. We therefore further examined two other species, E. amakusaensis and E. cottonii. Several lectins were isolated easily by a combination of extraction with aqueous ethanol, precipitation with cold ethanol, gel filtration, and ion exchange chromatography from both species, respectively. The purified lectins were designated as EAA-1, EAA-2, EAA-3, ECA-1 and ECA-2 after the specific names of both algae. The yields of EAAs and ECAs were as high as 2.8 and 2.7 mg g super(-1) of dry tissue, respectively, indicating that both species would also be good sources for high lectin yields. The five purified lectins shared the same properties in hemagglutinating activity, mitogenic activity, and hemagglutination-inhibition test in which glycoproteins bearing high mannose-type N-glycans were the most inhibitory. They also had almost identical molecular weight and 20 N-terminal amino acid sequence to each other and to those of ESAs, and only differed in the isoelectric point, indicating that they are isolectins to each other. The study thus demonstrated that several species of Eucheuma contain high yields of lectins homologous between species, suggesting that the genus as a whole may be considered as a valuable source of lectin proteins.
ISSN:0921-8971
1573-5176
DOI:10.1023/A:1008062127564