Research Article

Purification and Characterization of a Lectin from Phaseolus vulgaris cv. (Anasazi Beans)

Table 1

Yields and specific hemagglutinating activities of chromatographic fractions obtained at different stages of purification of Anasazi bean lectin.

Specific activity (titer/mg)Total activity (titer)Yield (mg)Fold purification

Crude Extract27081920030331.00
Affi-gel blue gel fraction B213217372805584.89
Mono S adsorbed fraction407678643219215.09
Superdex fraction SU1 (purified lectin)42671146882615.80