A lectin with anti-microbial and anti proliferative activities from Lantana camara, a medicinal plant

摘要

Background: Lectins are known to possess interesting biological properties such as anti microbial, nematicidal, anti tumor and anti viral activities. Lantana camara from verbenaceae family is a medicinal plant known for possessing anti oxidant and anticancer activities. Since anticancer activity is reported in plant lectins, leaves of Lantana camera was used to check the presence of lectin.