Evidence for the involvement of the glutamatergic system, pharmacology biochemistry and behavior on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Identification of a nogob receptor homologue from h. Canavalia brasiliensis ufifas assessment university. Moteetee department of botany and plant biotechnology, university of johannesburg, po box 524, auckland park 2006, south africa results from a taxonomic study of the genus canavalia in south africa are presented. Identification and reconstitution of the rubber biosynthetic machinery. Brasiliopuntia is a genus in the cactus family, cactaceae. We report the crystal structure of a lectin isolated from canavalia gladiata seeds cgl, describing a new binding pocket, which may be related to pathogen. Canavalia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family and comprises approximately 48 to 50 species of tropical vines. This species was evaluated with the predictive tool and received an intermediate score 16. This page was last edited on 17 december 2019, at 20. For more multimedia, look at canavalia on wikimedia commons.
The wild legume canavalia rosea known in india as c. Read vasodilator effects of diocleinae lectins from the canavalia genus, naunynschmiedebergs archives of pharmacology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Crystal structure of canavalia brasiliensis conbr complexed with adenine. Lectins are proteins capable of reversible binding to carbohydrates or glycoconjugates. Cavada, in nuts and seeds in health and disease prevention, 2011. However, the rubber tree hevea brasiliensis is the only economically viable source of natural rubber due to its good yield of rubber and the excellent physical.
Antiproliferative effects of lectins from canavalia. Canavalia phaseoleae, fabaceae species in south africa. Common names include beach bean, bay bean, seaside jackbean, coastal jackbean, and mackenzie bean. Users can perform simple and advanced searches based on annotations relating to sequence, structure and function. This page was last edited on 22 december 2019, at 07. Draft genome sequence of the rubber tree hevea brasiliensis ncbi. This page was last edited on 8 december 2019, at 20. Partitioning and recovery of canavalia brasiliensis lectin by aqueous twophase systems using design of experiments methodology. Although seeds of other canavalia species, like jackbeans canavalia ensiformis, are commercially grown, the species canavalia grandiflora benth. Canavalia rosea is a species of flowering plant of the genus canavalia in the pea family, fabaceae, that has a pantropical distribution. Structure of a lectin from canavalia gladiata seeds. Partitioning and recovery of canavalia brasiliensis lectin. The antiproliferative activity of lectins canavalia ensiformis cona and canavalia brasiliensis conbr were studied using human leukemia molt4 and hl60 cell lines.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Canavalia brasiliensis wikispecies, free species directory. The name translates to the very quick one and comes from the hawaiian word for fast that has also been.
Nitrogen balances in farmers fields under alternative uses. It is found in brazil, paraguay, eastern bolivia, peru and northern argentina, and has become naturalized in florida among other places. The flowering and pollination of the hevea brasiliensis tree are also. The legume seeds are considered to be a cheap source of good protein and calories that are easily available. Antidepressantlike effect of canavalia brasiliensis conbr lectin in mice.
Natural rubber comes from the sap of the rubber tree hevea brasiliensis, native to the amazon basin. Effects of canavalia lectins on acute inflammation in. The pharmaceutical microbiology manual pmm evolved from the sterility analytical manual and is a supplement to the united states. Thiol levels are parameters related to antioxidants that reflect the plants ability active oxygen species to prevent cell damage by free radicals jacob et al. Read antidepressantlike effect of canavalia brasiliensis conbr lectin in mice.
This study investigated and compared vascular actions of leguminous lectins obtained from the canavalia genus canavalia brasiliensis, canavalia gladiata, and canavalia maritima in the rat models of paw edema and isolated aorta. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It contains only one species, brasiliopuntia brasiliensis. Pdf lectin from canavalia brasiliensis seeds conbr is. Ethylene stimulation of latex production in hevea brasiliensis ncbi. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Crystal structure of a lectin from canavalia brasiliensis seed conbr complexed with alphaaminobutyric acid. Crystal structure of canavalia brasiliensis seed lectin conbr complexed with gammaaminobutyric acid gaba. Expression of the canavalia brasiliensis lectin conbr in. Hevea brasiliensis is the source of virtually all the worlds rubber production. Lectin from canavalia brasiliensis seeds conbr is a valuable biotechnological tool to stimulate the growth of rhizobium tropici in vitro.
Canavalia brasiliensis canavalia, a drought tolerant legume, was introduced into the smallholder traditional croplivestock production system of the nicaraguan hillsides as green manure to improve soil fertility or as forage during the dry season. Canavalia ensiformis in west african plants a photo guide. The histamine releasing properties of glucose mannosespecific lectins isolated from brazilian beans was examined. Latex quality and yield parameters of hevea brasiliensis scielo. Protein quality and nutritional implications of dietary lectin, journal of the science of food and agriculture on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Draft genome sequence of the rubber tree hevea brasiliensis.
The species of canavalia endemic to the hawaiian islands were named. University of groningen biodiversity in rubber agroforests. Paw edema was induced by subcutaneous injection of lectins 0. Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forwarddistribute the. Canavalia a genus of perennial prostrate trailing, climbing, or, sometimes, woody plants of the family leguminosae. Vasodilator effects of diocleinae lectins from the. Pdf expression of the canavalia brasiliensis lectin. In nonsensitized rats, cellular edema elicited by carrageenan was reduced 4551 % by conm and 4459 % by cgl. The fruit, or bean, is 640 mm long, hard, swordlike, with 415 large seeds. Read online research open access triatoma brasiliensis neiva, 1911.
In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the neuroprotective activity of conbr against glutamateinduced excitotoxicity. However, even with this knowledge, the utilization of most legumes is apparently low. Hippocampal slices were isolated from adult male mice and incubated for 6 h in krebs salinedmem buffer alone control, in. After the cell free translation reaction with wrps, the wrp with exogenously. Thecanavalia brasiliensis, dioclea rostrata, anddioclea virgata lectins induced histamine release in rat peritoneal mast cells similar to concanavalin a. Nitrogen balances in farmers fields under alternative uses of a cover crop legume. Antidepressantlike effect of canavalia brasiliensis. Download fulltext pdf expression of the canavalia brasiliensis lectin conbr in tobacco plants article pdf available in protein and peptide letters 10.
As a member of the wwpdb, the rcsb pdb curates and annotates pdb data according to agreed upon standards. This page was last edited on december 2019, at 02. Leguminosae and subcellular localization of conbr lectin. Research open access triatoma brasiliensis neiva, 1911. Lectins are mainly described as simple carbohydratebinding proteins. Effects of white root rot disease on hevea brasiliensis muell.
It was revealed that both cona and conbr were markedly cytotoxic to cells using mtt and nac assays. The antiinflammatory activity of canavalia seed lectins canavalia gladiata cgl, canavalia maritima conm and canavalia brasiliensis conbr was evaluated by intravenous administration in rats. Evidence for the involvement of the glutamatergic system. In the central nervous system of mammals, lectins with affinity for mannoseglucose or galactose can modulate cellular communication. Micropropagation of the wild legume canavalia rosea sw.
The rcsb pdb also provides a variety of tools and resources. Osmotic edema elicited by dextran was reduced by conm and cgl. The potential of the south american leaf blight as a biological agent. Canavalia ensiformis an overview sciencedirect topics. Less potency and efficacy was observed forcanavalia maritima, dioclea guianensis, anddioclea violacea while very low. This page was last edited on 18 december 2019, at 12. Read lectin from canavalia brasiliensis conbr protects hippocampal slices against glutamate neurotoxicity in a manner dependent of pi3kakt pathway, neurochemistry international on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Previous studies have tried to identify other binding sites, which possible recognize plant hormones, secondary metabolites, and isolated amino acid residues. Lectin from canavalia brasiliensis seeds conbr is a. This is a stub page which contains only a minimal amount of information. These molecules are visualized, downloaded, and analyzed by users who range from students to specialized scientists. Download research open access triatoma brasiliensis neiva, 1911. Conbr, a lectin isolated from the seeds of canavalia brasiliensis, previously showed antidepressant effect in the forced swimming test in mice, with involvement of the. Four legumes canavalia brasiliensis, lablab purpureus, vigna unguiculata, and clitoria ternatea.
Please contribute to wikispecies by adding references, type locality, holotype and synonyms. Members of the genus are commonly known as jackbeans. In nonsensitized rats, cellular edema elicited by carrageenan was reduced 45. Despite extensive amino acid sequence similarity with concanavalin a, c. Anthers and 8 other explant types of this species tender pods, cotyledons of ripened beans, cotyledons of germinated dry seeds, hypocotyls, young shoot buds, nodes, internodes, and. Unlike synthetic rubber, which is a petroleum product. Canavalia article about canavalia by the free dictionary. Canavalia brasiliensis lectin was isolated from the seeds of a brazilian autochthonous leguminosae plant. Rapid assessment of ensilability of vigna unguiculata and canavalia brasiliensis as an option for alternative pig feeding by siriwan d.
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