Handbook of Animal Lectins

This comprehensive yet concise guide to animal lectins,<br> covers all sources from unicellular protozoa and slime<br> moulds through invertebrates to mammals and birds, and<br> provides essential information to the widest possible<br> readership.<br> <br> The last few years have seen an explosion of interest and<br> research in animal lectins, and this book, which is divided<br> into two parts, provides a compendium of galectins,<br> collectins, selectins, pentraxins and other<br> carbohydrate-binding proteins from throughout the animal<br> kingdom. The first part introduces animal lectins on both<br> phylogenetic and structural bases and outlines their key<br> biomedical applications. The second, and major part, is a<br> quick reference alphabetical directory listing around 170<br> lectins. Each lectin entry provides, where known, details<br> of its:<br> <br> Isolation<br> Structure<br> Biological activities<br> Tissue and/or subcellular distribution<br> Possible functions<br> Applications<br> <br> A bibliography for each lectin is also included and useful<br> appendices list lectins according to their sugar specificity,<br> characterised lectins of human origin by tissue source and<br> commercial suppliers of animal lectins.<br> <br> This superb book is aimed at basic scientists and clinicians<br> alike, and will be invaluable to both established research<br> workers and newcomers to this area. It will be of<br> particular interest to biochemists, cell biologists,<br> immunologists, oncologists, pharmacologists, medical<br> practitioners and students of medical and biological<br> sciences.