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KMID : 0379119880160020112
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Korean Journal of Mycology
1988 Volume.16 No. 2 p.112 ~ p.112
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Studies on Lectins from Mushrooms
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Chung, See Ryun
Kim, Moo Kyung/Jeune-Chung, Kyung Hee
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Abstract
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Thirty-six species of higher fungi growing in the wild were collected and studied extensively for their lectin activities by using erythrocytes of human, rabbit and mouse blood. In total, 18 species demonstrated hemagglutination with some kinds of erythrocytes. Of thirty-six species, eight (Boletus edulis, B. Splendidus, Clavaria zollingeri, Lactarius subzonarius, L. volemus, Russula cutefracta, Pholiota squarrosa, and P. aspera) have shown lymphoagglutination with murine splenic lymphocytes. Protein contents were estimated from the curde lectin fraction. These mentioned eight species contained relatively high amounts of proteins than other mushrooms. Since these species had, coincidently, high hemagglutinating activity as well, we could define them as lectin-containing mushrooms. Some species also contained mitogenic lectins toward murine splenic lymphocytes.
A lectin component was isolated and partially purified from agglutinins of Agaricus bisporus. Immunological experiments were performed with this lectin to investigate the properties and the similarities with other agglutinins.
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