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Candida albican adhesin

SPECIES IMAGE
SOURCE
LECTINSAdhesins
MOLECULAR IMAGE
CLASS
NOMENLECf.Can.Alb.xx.Xfu1
INDEXLectin from fungi / / / / Fucose-binding lectins
CHARACTERIZATIONCandida albicans GDH 2346 produces extracellular polymeric material (EP) which contains a mannoprotein adhesin with a lectin-like affinity for fucose-containing glycosides.
BIOACTIVITY
SOURCE TISSUE
SPECIFICITYFucose-containing glycosides
INHIBITORSFucoside-binding protein fragments were then recovered by affinity adsorption with the trisaccharide determinant of the H (type 2) blood group antigen which terminates in a residue of L-fucose. Confirmation of specificity and the need for a carrier molec
REFERENCESInfect Immun 1992 Nov;60(11):4734-9
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