Isolation and characterization of lectin from the Artist’s Conk medicinal mushroom, Ganoderma applanatum (Agaricomycetes) and evaluation of its antiproliferative activity in HT-29 colon cancer cells

• Main Authors: Kumaran, Sekar, Pandurangan, Ashok Kumar, Shenbhagaraman, Ramalingam, Mohd Esa, Norhaizan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Begell House 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62231/1/Isolation%20and%20characterization%20of%20lectin%20from%20the%20Artist%E2%80%99s%20Conk%20medicinal%20mushroom.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62231/; http://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,32c8651274405055,17d31937050a7002.html

he growth and lectin production of Ganoderma applanatum, a white rot fungus, was optimized in broth cultures. The fungus was found to have a higher growth rate and higher lectin activity when grown in a medium adjusted to pH 6.5 at 26°C under stationary conditions. Expression of lectin activity star...