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A lectin from Delonix regia (DRL) seeds was purified by gel filtration on Sephadex G-100 followed by ion-exchange chromatography on diethylaminoethyl-Sepharose and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography on a C18 column. Hemagglutinating activity was monitored using rat erythrocytes. DRL showed no specificity for human erythrocytes of ABO blood groups. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) revealed a single protein in the presence of 0.1 M of dithiothreitol (DTT) and in nonreducing conditions. Native-PAGE showed that DRL is a monomer with a molecular mass of about 12 kDa, as determined by denaturing gel electrophoresis and gel filtration chromatography. An amino acid composition revealed the absence of cysteine residues, the presence of 1 mol methionine/mol protein and a high proportion of acidic amino acids and glycine. The N-terminal sequence of DRL was determined by Edman degradation, and up to 16 amino acid residues showed more than 90% homology with other lectins from the Leguminosae family. The optimal pH range for lectin activity was between pH 8.0 and 9.0, and the lectin was active up to 60°C. The lectin required Mn2+ for hemagglutinating activity and remained active after reduction with 0.1 M of DTT, but lost activity in the presence of 8 M of urea. Sodium metaperiodate had no effect on the activity of DRL.
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Pando, S.C., Macedo, M.L.R., Freire, M.G.M. et al. Biochemical Characterization of a Lectin from Delonix regia Seeds. J Protein Chem 21, 279–285 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019797320348
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