Rajendaran Senthilnathan, Jothi Arunchalam, Anbazhagan Veerappan
School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 613 413, India.
R Soc Open Sci. 2020 Sep 23;7(9):200844. doi: 10.1098/rsos.200844. eCollection 2020 Sep.
analysis revealed that a lectin, jacalin from jackfruit seeds, recognizes a glycosylated region of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV2. Jacalin binding induces conformational changes in RBD and significantly affects its interaction with human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2. The result may open up exploration of lectin-based strategies against COVID-19.
分析表明,一种来自菠萝蜜种子的凝集素——jacalin,能够识别严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV2)受体结合域(RBD)的一个糖基化区域。jacalin的结合会诱导RBD的构象变化,并显著影响其与人类血管紧张素转换酶2的相互作用。这一结果可能会开启针对2019冠状病毒病基于凝集素策略的探索。