Extraction and Purification of a Lectin from Red Kidney Bean and Preliminary Immune Function Studies of the Lectin and Four Chinese Herbal Polysaccharides

Table 1

Protein concentration and hemagglutinating activity of each extract. Data represent means ± SD (𝑛=4).

Parameter	Traditional method			Reversed micelle extraction
	Soak	Degreasing	Homogenizing	Degreased	Undegreased
Total protein (mg)	213.39 ± 21.34	274.51 ± 15.23	152.22 ± 13.03	361.52 ± 19.89	312.54 ± 17.84
Extraction rate (%)	4.27%	5.49%	3.04%	7.23%	6.25%
Specific activity (titer/mg)	60	187	84	283	164
Total activity (titer ×10^4)	1.28	5.12	1.28	10.23	5.13