Momordica charantia seed lectin: toxicity, bacterial agglutination and antitumor properties.

Abstract:

:In last three decades, several studies were carried out on the D-galactose-specific lectin of Momordica charantia seeds (MCL). In the present study, in vitro growth inhibition (8-23 %) at different concentrations (6-24 μg/ml) of MCL was observed against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. MCL also showed 28, 45, and 75 % growth inhibitions against EAC cells when administered 1.2, 2.0, and 2.8 mg/kg/day (i.p.), respectively for five consequent days in vivo in mice. After lectin treatment, the level of red blood cell and hemoglobin was increased significantly with the decrease of white blood cell and maintained the normal level when compared with EAC-bearing control and normal mice without EAC cells. Although MCL caused cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase of EAC cells, any irregular shape or apoptotic morphological alterations in the lectin-treated EAC cells was not observed by an optical and fluorescence microscope. Lectin showed toxicity against brine shrimp nauplii with an LC50 value of 49.7 μg/ml. Four out of seven pathogenic bacteria were agglutinated by MCL in the absence of inhibitory sugar D-lactose/D-galactose. In conclusion, MCL showed strong cytotoxic effect and therefore can be used as a potent anticancer chemotherapeutic agent.

authors

Kabir SR,Nabi MM,Nurujjaman M,Abu Reza M,Alam AH,Uz Zaman R,Khalid-Bin-Ferdaus KM,Amin R,Khan MM,Hossain MA,Uddin MS,Mahmud ZH

doi

10.1007/s12010-014-1449-2

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-03-01 00:00:00

pages

2616-28

issue

5

eissn

0273-2289

issn

1559-0291

journal_volume

175

pub_type

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