National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Lectins are glycoproteins have the ability to bind carbohydrates. They are involved in biological process such as recognition and binding of carbohydrates, interactions of pathogens, apoptosis, etc. Lectins of different carbohydrate specificities are able to promote growth inhibition or death of bacteria and fungi. In the present investigation made to isolation, identification and antimicrobial activity of lectins from haemolymph of P. pelagicus. The haemolymph of Portunuspelagicus contains a protein, portunuspelagicus lectins (PPL). The antimicrobial activity of the PPL was tested against six bacterial strains is Gram positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, and Gram negative bacteria Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia, Bacillus subtilis and Enterococcus faecalis. Among the six strains the maximum diameter of inhibition zone was recorded in Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeroginosa and lowest diameter of inhibition zone was observed in Enterococcus faecalis. It indicates that, the haemolymph of crabs would be a good source of antibacterial agents.
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