Research Article

A Novel Lectin with Antiproliferative and HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitory Activities from Dried Fruiting Bodies of the Monkey Head Mushroom Hericium erinaceum

Table 2

N-terminal sequence of HEA with other mushroom lectins.

SpeciesN-terminal sequenceReference number

Hericium erinaceumAFGQLSFANLAAADFthis study
Laccaria bicolor    SHLYGDGVAL[38]
Coprinopsis cinerea IPLEGTFG   DR[39]
Thermophilanous ganoderma     VNDYEANYGADD[9]
Pleurotus cornucopiaeSDSTWTFAML[40]
Agaricus bisporusMGGSGTSGSL[41]
Agrocybe aegerita   NISAGTSVDL[42]
Flammulina velutipes      TSLTFQLAYL[43]
Grifola frondosaNWPAEMMIDLKHPIVEMR[18]

Identical amino acid residues are highlighted in boldface and underscored.