Concanamycins A, B and C were isolated from the mycelium of Streptomyces diastatochromogenes S-45 as effective inhibitors of the proliferation of mouse splenic lymphocytes stimulated by concanavalin A. They represent a new class of 18-membered macrolide antibiotics, and are biologically active in vitro against several fungi and yeasts, but not against bacteria. Concanamycin A, the main componen...

The fate of concanavalin A (Con A) bound to normal and enucleated L cells was followed at the ultrastructural level over a 20-h period. In both enucleates and normal cells the Con A is seen to be distributed in a uniform manner over the entire cell surface following a 30-min pulse with a low concentration of Con A. In the subsequent chase period the cells then aggregate the Con A and Con A site...

A new method, fiber fractionation, has been used to isolate and separate cells. The cells are adsorbed to fibers covalently coupled to molecules such as antigens, antibodies, and lectins which can bind specifically to cell-surface components. The cells are then removed mechanically by plucking the taut fibers. Alternatively, competitive inhibitors of binding may be used to remove the cells at a...

An on/off SERS aggregation system has been designed to investigate carbohydrate-lectin interactions. Detection of the lectin ConA was achieved at pico molar levels. Discrimination was also demonstrated between two different carbohydrate moieties demonstrating the specific interaction between the carbohydrate and specific protein present.

1 Laboratory of Oncology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, No. 5, 16147 Genova, Italy 2 Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria, Arcispedale S. Anna, Via Aldo Moro, No. 8, Cona, 44124 Ferrara, Italy 3 Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Section of Microbiology, University of Ferrara, Via Savonarola, N...

The structure of native concanavalin A has been refined to a resolution of 1.2 A against data collected at 120 K. The space group is I222, with a = 61.954 (8), b = 86.053 (11), c = 89.079 (11) A. The structure was refined by restrained weighted least-squares minimization of sum w(F(o)(2) - F(c)(2)(2) with SHELXL92/3/6. The final model contains all of the atoms from 237 amino acids, two metal io...