Molecules | |
Lectins with Anti-HIV Activity: A Review | |
Senjam Sunil Singh1  Ouafae Akkouh2  Tzi Bun Ng3  Yau Sang Chan3  Cuiming Yin3  Wenliang Pan3  Randy Chi Fai Cheung3  Xiuli Dan3  | |
[1] Department of Biochemistry, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal 795003, India;Department of Biology and Medical Laboratory Research, Faculty of Technology,University of Applied Sciences Leiden, Zernikdreef 11, 2333 CK Leiden, The Netherlands;School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China; | |
关键词: lectins; anti-HIV; worm; cyanobacteria; actinomycete; | |
DOI : 10.3390/molecules20010648 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
Lectins including flowering plant lectins, algal lectins, cyanobacterial lectins, actinomycete lectin, worm lectins, and the nonpeptidic lectin mimics pradimicins and benanomicins, exhibit anti-HIV activity. The anti-HIV plant lectins include Artocarpus heterophyllus (jacalin) lectin, concanavalin A, Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop) agglutinin-related lectins, Musa acuminata (banana) lectin, Myrianthus holstii lectin, Narcissus pseudonarcissus lectin, and Urtica diocia agglutinin. The anti-HIV algal lectins comprise Boodlea coacta lectin, Griffithsin, Oscillatoria agardhii agglutinin. The anti-HIV cyanobacterial lectins are cyanovirin-N, scytovirin, Microcystis viridis lectin, and microvirin. Actinohivin is ananti-HIV actinomycete lectin. The anti-HIV worm lectins include Chaetopterus variopedatus polychaete marine worm lectin, Serpula vermicularis sea worm lectin, and C-type lectin Mermaid from nematode (Laxus oneistus). The anti-HIV nonpeptidic lectin mimics comprise pradimicins and benanomicins. Their anti-HIV mechanisms are discussed.
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