This book provides concise descriptions of the most important and relevant biological properties of individual plant lectins, enabling the non-specialist to become familiar with this group of proteins.
INTRODUCTION TO LECTINS. Plant Lectins: A Special Class of Plant Proteins. Plant Lectins in Mammalian Nutrition, Immunology, Metabolism and as Oral Therapeutic and Immune Agents. Lectin Histochemistry in Histology and Histopathology. LECTIN CLASSIFICATION. Key to the Use of the Lectin Entries. Classification Codes. Lectin Entries. Appendices. Index.