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Table 2 Toxicity and antiviral activity of lectins

From: Lectins and lectibodies: potential promising antiviral agents

Lectin

Cytotoxicity

Mitogenicity

Activity (nM unless otherwise noted)

Refs.

AH

No

No

HIV-1 (2–110), HIV-2 (3–14),

[148, 157,158,159,160,161,162,163,164]

CV-N

Yes

Yes

HIV (0.1–33.7), HCV (1.6), Ebo (100)

[34,35,36,37,38,39,40]

MVN

No

No

HIV-1 (2–167), HCV (31–39)

[50, 51]

MVL

Yes

Unk

HIV-1 (30–37), HCV (14–34)

[188, 189]

SVN

No

Unk

HIV-1 (0.3–22), EBOV (41)

[190,191,192,193,194]

OAA

Yes

Unk

HIV-1 (30–45)

[56, 57]

PRM-A

No

No

HIV-1/2 (1.6-10 µM), SIV (5 µM)

[62, 63]

GRFT

No

No

HIV (0.03–1.3), HCV (6.7–13.9), SARS-Cov (48), JEV (20), HSV-2(230), HPV (0.4–1.39 µM), NiV (20–60), ANDV (180–230)

[104,105,106,107,108,109, 113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124, 178, 195, 196]

BCA

No

Unk

HIV-1 (8.2), influenza H3N2 (18.8–74.2)

[64]

BanLec

Yes

Yes

HIV-1 (0.8–14), HIV-2 (3.7)

[171,172,173,174]

GNA

No

Unk

HCV (11.1–25.5), influenza A H1N1 (0.1–268), influenza A H3N2 (0.4–6.4), influenza B (0.016–0.89), HIV-1 (0.3–4.7 μg/ml), HIV-2 (0.1–0.2 μg/ml), SIV (2.7 μg/ml), FIV (0.09 μg/ml), SARS-COV (6.2 μg/ml), FIPV (3.9 μg/ml)

[130,131,132,133,134]

HHA

No

Unk

Influenza A H1N1 (0.05–121), influenza A H3N2 (0.10–3), influenza B (0.015–1.8), HIV-1 (0.3–3.2 μg/ml), HIV-2 (0.1–0.2 μg/ml), SIV (0.6 μg/ml), FIV (0.1 μg/ml), SARS-COV (3.2 μg/ml), FIPV (2.6 μg/ml)

[130,131,132,133,134]

PCL

No

Unk

HIV-1 (0.05–0.08 μg/ml), HIV-2 (0.08–0.1 μg/ml)

[179, 197]

UDA

Yes

Yes

HIV-1(100–180), HIV-2 (240–420), HSV-1(9.6- > 11 µM), HSV-2 (1.1–1.3 µM), SIV (130–190), MSV (> 20 µg/ml), SARS-CoV (0.9–2.6 µg/ml), influenza A H1N1 (5–435), influenza A H3N2 (5.8–83), and influenza B (0.64–14)

[182,183,184,185,186,187, 198,199,200,201,202,203]

NICTABA

No

Unk

HSV-1 (171–263), HSV-2 (41–64), influenza A H1N1 (21–43), influenza A H3N2 (13–23), influenza B (11), RSV (105), and DENV type 2 (323–729)

[107, 176,177,178]

PHA

No

Yes

SARS-CoV-2 (141–217.9), HIV-1 (50 µg/ml)

[116, 122]

LCA

No

Unk

SARS-CoV-2 (152.3–186.6)

[116]

SVL

No

Unk

HIV-1 (2.8 µM)

[14]

CGL

No

Yes

HIV-1 (2.5 µM)

[14]

  1. HIV human immunodeficiency virus, HCV hepatitis C virus, EBOV Ebola virus, SIV simian immunodeficiency virus, SARS-CoV severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, JEV Japanese encephalitis virus, HSV herpes simplex virus, HPV human papillomavirus, NiV Nipah virus, ANDV Andes orthohantavirus, FIV feline immunodeficiency virus, FIPV feline infectious peritonitis virus, MSV maize streak virus, RSV respiratory syncytial virus, DENV dengue virus