Structural characterization of a galectin isolated from the marine sponge Chondrilla caribensis with leishmanicidal potential
Andressa Rocha de Oliveira Sousa, Francisco Regivânio Nascimento Andrade, Renata Pinheiro Chaves, Bruno Lopes de Sousa, Dimas Batista de Lima, Racquel Oliveira da Silva Souza, Cláudio Gleidiston Lima da Silva, Claudener Souza Teixeira, Alexandre Holanda Sampaio, Celso Shiniti Nagano, Rômulo Farias Carneiro
Topics & Concepts
SpongeLeishmania infantumGalectinLectinGlycanChemistryProtein primary structureBiochemistryAmino acidStructural motifHomology modelingBiologyStereochemistryPeptide sequenceLeishmaniasisGlycoproteinEnzymeGeneticsBotanyVisceral leishmaniasisGeneGalectins and Cancer BiologyMarine Sponges and Natural ProductsInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms