Table 1 Lectins and their carbohydrate binding specificities used to screen SMSL and parotid saliva

Artocarpus integrifolia (Jacalin)

Galβ1-3GalNAc, Galα1-6Gal

[62]

Erythrina christagalli (ECA)

Galβ1-4GlcNAc

[63]

Arachis hypogaea (peanut, PNA)

Galβ1-3GalNAc

[64]

Glycine max (soybean, SBA)

GalNAcα1-3GalNAc

GalNAcα/β1-3/4Gal

[65]

Vicia villosa (VVA)

GalNAc-Ser

[66]

Datura stramonium (DSA)

(GlcNAcβ1-4)2-4, Galβ1-4GlcNAc

[67]

Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato, LEA)

(GlcNAcβ1-4)1-4

[68]

Triticum vulgare (wheat germ, WGA)

(GlcNAcβ1-4)2-5, Neu5Ac

[69, 70]

Manβ1-4GlcNAcβ1-4GlacNAc

[71]

Canavalia ensiformis (Con A)

Branched N-linked hexa-saccharide

[72]

Galanthus nivalis (GNA)

Manα1-3Man

[73]

Lens culinaris (LCA)

Fucα1-6GlcNAc-N-Asn containing N-linked oligosaccharides

[72]

Aleuria aurantia (AAL)

Fucα1-6/3GlcNAc

[74]

Lotus tetragonolobus (LTA)

Fucα1-2Galβ1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc

[75]

Sambucus nigra (SNA)

Neu5Acα2-6Gal/GalNAc

[76]

Evonymus europaeus (EEA)

Galα1-3(Fucα1-2)Galβ1-3/4GlcNAc

[77]

Phaseolus vulgaris erythroagglutinating (PHA-E)

N-linked bi-antennary

[78]