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Protein & Peptide Letters

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ISSN (Print): 0929-8665
ISSN (Online): 1875-5305

Expression and Purification of the Recombinant Conbr (Canavalia Brasiliensis Lectin) Produced in Escherichia Coli Cells

Author(s): Nadia A.P. Nogueira, Moema B. Grangeiro, Rodrigo M.S. da Cunha, Marcio V. Ramos, Maria A.O. Alves, Edson H. Teixeira, Manoel Barral-Netto, Juan J. Calvete, Benildo S. Cavada and Thalles B. Grangeiro

Volume 9, Issue 1, 2002

Page: [59 - 66] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/0929866023408968

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Abstract

ConBr, a D-glucose / D-mannose-specific lectin from Canavalia brasiliensis seeds, was produced in Escherichia coli from a cDNA clone subcloned to pET15b expression vector. The recombinant lectin (rConBr) was purified by one-step immobilized metal-affinity chromatography using an amino-terminal hexahistidine tag. By SDS-PAGE and Western blot, rConBr was highly pure with an apparent molecular mass of 37 kDa. N-terminal sequence analysis revealed a single sequence, confirming the identity of the expressed protein as the pre-pro-ConBr.

Keywords: D-mannose-specific, amino-terminal, branched chain trimannoside, carbohydrate-binding site, horseradish peroxidase, anti-ConBr antibody


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