Lectins as the prominent potential to deliver bioactive metal nanoparticles by recognizing cell surface glycans

SB Subramaniyan, A Veerappan - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Lectins are renowned for recognizing specific carbohydrates, but there is evidence that they
can bind to other endogenous ligands. Therefore, lectin can be used as a carrier to …

Jacalin-Curcumin Complex Sensitizes the Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231 Cell Line

L Petrova, N Gergov, M Stoup, S Zapryanova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Protein–drug interactions are crucial for understanding drug delivery and cell functions.
Jacalin is a suitable molecule for such targeting, as it specifically recognizes the tumor …

An impedimetric genosensor for Leishmania infantum based on electrodeposited cadmium sulfide nanosheets

R Nazari-Vanani, H Heli, N Sattarahmady - Talanta, 2020 - Elsevier
It is estimated that there are 400000 new cases of visceral leishmaniasis each year, with
about 30,000 deaths. Therefore, detection of this pathogen and its species is highly vital for …

Evaluating the glycophenotype on breast cancer tissues with quantum dots-Cramoll lectin conjugates

MET Carvalho, WF Oliveira, CRA Cunha… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
During carcinogenesis, changes in the glycosylation can modulate many biological
processes. Thus, the interest in exploring and understanding the roles of carbohydrates as …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating glucose and mannose profiles in Candida species using quantum dots conjugated with Cramoll lectin as fluorescent nanoprobes

WF Oliveira, MP Cabrera, NRM Santos… - Microbiological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Glycoconjugates found on cell walls of Candida species are fundamental for their
pathogenicity. Laborious techniques have been employed to investigate the sugar …

Novel substitutional effects on optical properties of Cds: Co system (A theoretical study)

MJI Khan, MN Usmani, Z Kanwal, P Akhtar - Optik, 2018 - Elsevier
In current study, we calculate optical properties of Co doped CdS system for pure CdS and
for 2× 2× 2 supercell configuration with two types of substitutions; Cd substitution and …

An insight into optical properties of Pb: CdS system (a theoretical study)

MJI Khan, Z Kanwal, MN Usmani… - Materials Research …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In current work, we explored optical properties of Pb doped CdS system by employing PBE-
GGA approximation. To accomplish computational work, we supposed various supercell …

Bauhinia monandra leaf lectin (BmoLL) conjugated with quantum dots as fluorescent nanoprobes for biological studies: application to red blood cells

WF Oliveira, NRM Santos, MP Cabrera… - … and Applications in …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Carbohydrates perform important physiological functions in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
Indeed, alterations in glycan patterns may be associated with disorders. The analysis of …

Targeting the glycan of receptor binding domain with jacalin as a novel approach to develop a treatment against COVID-19

S Rajendaran, A Jothi… - Royal Society Open …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In silico analysis revealed that a lectin, jacalin from jackfruit seeds, recognizes a
glycosylated region of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV2. Jacalin binding …

Mannose-binding lectin conjugated to quantum dots as fluorescent nanotools for carbohydrate tracing

CN Lima, WF Oliveira, PMM Silva… - … and Applications in …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum dots (QDs) have stood out as nanotools for glycobiology due to their photostability
and ability to be combined with lectins. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is involved in the …