The characterisation of the peanut agglutinin an evolved plant lectin, with improved specificity to the Thompson Freidenriech antigen
Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === Peanut agglutinin (PNA), a carbohydrate binding protein, is able to recognise and bind a number of distinct carbohydrate structures that have been implicated in a number of disease pathologies in humans. In vitro studies of PNA have pre...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3136 |