{"product_id":"handbook-of-plant-lectins-9780471964452","title":"Handbook of Plant Lectins","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION TO LECTINS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Plant Lectins: A Special Class of Plant Proteins.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Plant Lectins in Mammalian Nutrition, Immunology, Metabolism and asOral Therapeutic and Immune Agents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lectin Histochemistry in Histology and Histopathology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e LECTIN CLASSIFICATION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Key to the Use of the Lectin Entries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Classification Codes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lectin Entries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402696565079,"sku":"9780471964452","price":334.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471964452.jpg?v=1730481266","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/handbook-of-plant-lectins-9780471964452","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}