We are testing crude extracts taken from various parts of taro and comparing their efficiency against PCa carcinogenesis. We've notice several studies used the term "taro lectin" for the active compound present in root. What is taro lectin?
Taro lectin is a type of organic compound extracted from Taro: I advise you read the article through the link: Article Purification and Characterization of the Lectin from Taro (C...
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Hello, John Cody Gerson Sespeñe !
Your question is very pertinent!
"Taro lectin" is a term used for lectins that have some degree of similarity to the lectin of taro (Colocasia esculenta), or it can precisely refer to the lectin itself that was extracted from the taro.
As directed by Girma Hailemichael, the paper defined this very well. Although the study reports taro lectin activity with splenocyte-type cells, lectins, not just taro, can bind to various types of cells and agglutinate them, especially those with overexpression glycans on their surface, such as this is the case with cancer cells.
I believe this is very interesting for you who work with PCa carcinogenesis! But the ability to agglutinate cells also depends on the type of lectin. As such, lectins bind in a reversible and specific way to carbohydrates or glycoconjugates without changing their ligands' structure. They are used as sources of biomarkers for a diversity of glycans for different purposes. As you can too see, lectins have great potential for the market! If you are interested in investigating these molecules' presence in your extracts, you may have to change your extraction protocol.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1541-4337.1
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/3/471
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/3/350
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