Journal
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 90, Issue -, Pages 118-125Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.04.305
Keywords
Lectin; Metapenaeus dobsoni; Lectin; Haemagglutination; Antibacterial activity; Antiviral activity
Funding
- DST-SERB project [ECR/2015/000554]
- KUFOS PhD fellowship
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The present study reveals purification and characterization of the lectin from the haemolymph of Metapenaeus dobsoni. The Md-Lec was purified by affinity chromatography with mannose coupled sepharose CL-4B column and it exhibits single band with a molecular weight of 68 kDa in SDS-PAGE. Furthermore, the molecular mass was confirmed by MALDI-TOF and functional groups present were analysed by FTIR. The surface morphology of purified Md-Lec displays the homogeneous nature of protein. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis expresses three peaks at 10.7716, 21.6258 and 31.7523which indicate the crystalline nature of the protein and the retention time of 3.068 min evident from HPLC reveals the purity of the sample. Functional analysis of purified Md-Lec exhibits yeast agglutination activity against Saccharomyces cerevisiae and has the ability to agglutinate the human erythrocytes, which was observed by light microscopy. It also exhibited phenoloxidase activation, encapsulation and phagocytic activities. In addition, purified Md-Lec showed the broad spectrum of bacterial agglutination activity against Gram negative Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Aeromonas hydrophila, important fish pathogens. Antiviral potential and anticancer activity of purified Md-Lec against CyHV-2 virus and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines were also evaluated in this study.
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