Table 13 Lectins isolated from mushrooms

Mushroom

Name of Lectin

Specificity of blood type

Specificity of mono- and oligo- saccharides

M.w.

Subunits per molecule

Carbohydrate content (%)

Agaricus bisporus 56 57

ABA I ~ IV

no

β Gal (1-->3)GalNAc

64,000

4

1.8~6.4

Agaricus blazei 58

 

no

 

64,000

4

11

Agaricus campestris 59 60

 

no

 

64,000

4

4

Agaricus edulis 61

I

no

 

60,000

4

18

 

II

no

 

32,000

2

2

Agrocybe aegerita 62

 

 

Gal

44,000

2

 

Aleuria aurantia 63-65

 

no

L-fucose

72,000

2

0

Auricularia polytricha 66

 

no

lactose, Gal

23,000

1

3.5

Clitocybe nubularis 54

 

no

lactose, GalNAc

70,000

4~5

2.6

Flammulina velutipes 67-68

 

no

 

20,000

2

0

Fomes fometarius 54

 

B>O>A

GalNAc, Raffinose

60,000

3

25

Grifola frondosa 53

GFL

no

GalNAc

>100000

>3

3.3

Ischnoderma resinosum 46

IRA

B>O,A

lactulose, Gal

32,000

2

4

Laccaria amethystina 69

LAL

A>O

lactose, GalNAc

17,500

1

 

 

LAF

O>A

L-fucose

16,000

1

 

Lactarius lignyotus 70

 

no

 

100,000

4

4.0

Marasmius oreades 54

 

B>O>A

 

50,000

2

5.4

Psathyrella velutina 71

 

no

GlcNac

40,000

1

0.5~0.7

Phallus impudicus 72

 

 

 

75,000

4

13.9

Volcariella volacea 73

 

AB>A,B,O