Kluyveromyces bulgaricus yeast lectins. Isolation of N-acetylglucosamine and galactose-specific lectins: their relation with flocculation. 1988

S Al-Mahmood, and P Giummelly, and R Bonaly, and F Delmotte, and M Monsigny
Laboratoire de Biochimie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Nancy, France.

Kluyveromyces bulgaricus is a yeast which, upon culture in a calcium-enriched glucose-peptone medium, flocculates. Its flocculation can be reversed by the addition of galactose. In this paper, it is shown that two lectins can be isolated either from the concentrated culture broth or from the supernatant of deflocculated cells suspended in galactose solution. The N-acetylglucosamine-specific lectin, at pH 7.4, agglutinates untreated sheep red blood cells, but agglutinates neither untreated rabbit red blood cells nor glutaraldehyde-fixed sheep or rabbit red blood cells. Conversely, at pH 4.5, this lectin agglutinates glutaraldehyde-fixed sheep red blood cells. The galactose-specific lectin, at pH 7.4, agglutinates both untreated and glutaraldehyde-fixed rabbit red blood cells but does not agglutinate untreated or glutaraldehyde-fixed sheep red blood cells. At pH 4.5, this lectin agglutinates both glutaraldehyde-fixed sheep and rabbit red blood cells and induces flocculation of deflocculated K. bulgaricus cells. In all cases, the agglutination and the flocculation induced by one of these two lectins were inhibited by free or conjugated N-acetyl-D-glucosamine or by free or conjugated D-galactose, respectively. No glycosylhydrolase activity could be detected in the purified lectins.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007716 Kluyveromyces An ascomycetous yeast of the fungal family Saccharomycetaceae, order SACCHAROMYCETALES. Kluyveromyce
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D002241 Carbohydrates A class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n. The largest class of organic compounds, including STARCH; GLYCOGEN; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; and simple MONOSACCHARIDES. Carbohydrate
D004718 Saccharomycetales An order of fungi in the phylum Ascomycota that multiply by budding. They include the telomorphic ascomycetous yeasts which are found in a very wide range of habitats. Budding Yeast,Endomycetales,Endomycopsis,Yeast, Budding,Budding Yeasts,Endomycetale,Endomycopses,Saccharomycetale,Yeasts, Budding
D005427 Flocculation The aggregation of suspended solids into larger clumps. Flocculations
D005690 Galactose An aldohexose that occurs naturally in the D-form in lactose, cerebrosides, gangliosides, and mucoproteins. Deficiency of galactosyl-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALACTOSE-1-PHOSPHATE URIDYL-TRANSFERASE DEFICIENCY DISEASE) causes an error in galactose metabolism called GALACTOSEMIA, resulting in elevations of galactose in the blood. D-Galactose,Galactopyranose,Galactopyranoside,D Galactose
D005944 Glucosamine 2-Amino-2-Deoxyglucose,Dona,Dona S,Glucosamine Sulfate,Hespercorbin,Xicil,2 Amino 2 Deoxyglucose,Sulfate, Glucosamine
D005976 Glutaral One of the protein CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS that is used as a disinfectant for sterilization of heat-sensitive equipment and as a laboratory reagent, especially as a fixative. Glutaraldehyde,Cidex,Diswart,Gludesin,Glutardialdehyde,Glutarol,Korsolex,Novaruca,Sekumatic,Sonacide,Sporicidin
D006027 Glycosides Any compound that contains a constituent sugar, in which the hydroxyl group attached to the first carbon is substituted by an alcoholic, phenolic, or other group. They are named specifically for the sugar contained, such as glucoside (glucose), pentoside (pentose), fructoside (fructose), etc. Upon hydrolysis, a sugar and nonsugar component (aglycone) are formed. (From Dorland, 28th ed; From Miall's Dictionary of Chemistry, 5th ed) Glycoside
D006384 Hemagglutination The aggregation of ERYTHROCYTES by AGGLUTININS, including antibodies, lectins, and viral proteins (HEMAGGLUTINATION, VIRAL). Hemagglutinations

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