{"product_id":"handbook-of-plant-lectins-properties-and-biomedical-applications-9780471964452","title":"Handbook of Plant Lectins: Properties and Biomedical Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Els J. M. Van Damme\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Life Sciences - Biochemistry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant lectins are extensively used as tools and as bioactiveproteins in different areas of biomedical and biological research.The Handbook of Plant Lectins provides a comprehensive yet conciseoverview of the biochemical properties, carbohydrate-bindingspecificity, biological activities and applications of most of thecurrently known plant lectins. This handbook consists of two majorsections: an introductory guide and a quick reference dictionary.Part I acquaints the newcomer to the lectin field with theessential information on lectins and their importance tobiomedicine:\u003cbr\u003e * what are lectins?\u003cbr\u003e * their carbohydrate-binding specificity\u003cbr\u003e * effects on nutrition and immunology\u003cbr\u003e * use in histochemistry\u003cbr\u003e * application as therapeutic agents\u003cbr\u003e Part II lists approximately 200 lectin entries in alphabeticalorder. Each entry deals with the lectin(s) of a particular plantand provides, (where known), details of:\u003cbr\u003e * isolation and characterisation;\u003cbr\u003e * sugar binding specificity;\u003cbr\u003e * biological activities;\u003cbr\u003e * applications;\u003cbr\u003e * commercial availability; and,\u003cbr\u003e * a bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e Useful summary tables list lectins according to their specificity,thereby allowing the user to choose the best lectin for theirapplication. A list of suppliers is also provided. Handbook ofPlant Lectins will be of interest to biologists and biomedicalresearchers studying cell biology, cancer research, nutrition,immunology, pathology and physiology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45203258278039,"sku":"9780471964452","price":41216.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780471964452.webp?v=1767307999","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/handbook-of-plant-lectins-properties-and-biomedical-applications-9780471964452","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}