LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- About 7 percent of Americans suffer from some sort of gluten sensitivity, but one cardiologist feels there is an even bigger dietary challenge with a protein group known as ...

If you have digestive issues that you think might be due to lectins, seek out informed medical and nutrition advice. Reader Susan S. writes, in part: “Gut health is finally being brought up in ...

The localizations of soybean lectin (SBL) and antigenically related proteins in cotyledons and roots of lectin positive ($\text{Le}^{+}$) and lectin negative ($\text{Le}^{-}$) soybean cultivars were ...

The leguminous tree Sophora japonica contains a family of closely related, but distinct, lectins. Different members of this family are independently expressed in seeds, leaves, and bark (CN Hankins, J ...

In a recently published article in the journal Cells, scientists have provided a detailed description of the utility of mannose-specific lectins in preventing coronavirus infections. They have ...

In recent years, the lectin-free diet has gained popularity as a dietary regimen that claims to offer various health benefits. Lectins are naturally occurring proteins found in many foods, and ...

In a recent article published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers evaluate the potency of antiviral lectins against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

Polydopamine-coated magnetic liposomes offer insight into the lectin–glycan interactions in motion. By observing minute changes in the rotational motion of magnetic nanoparticles under alternating ...