Evidence for a lectin specific for sulfated glycans in the salivary gland of the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae.
Salivary gland homogenate (SGH) from the female mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae, An. stephensi, An. freeborni, An. dirus and An. albimanus were found to exhibit hemagglutinating (lectin) activity. Lectin activity was not found for male An. gambiae, or female Ae aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, Phleboto...
Main Authors: | Ivo M B Francischetti, Dongying Ma, John F Andersen, José M C Ribeiro |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4160252?pdf=render |
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