Abstract
The lectin from root stocks of the Californian wild cucumber ( Marah macrocarpus) has a molecular structure similar to that of the root stock lectin from white bryony ( Bryonia dioica). These two Cucurbitaceae lectins ( M, around 60-65 000) are composed of two different subunits which are held together by disulphide bridges. They resemble each other in amino acid and carbohydrate composition and are serologically related. It appears that, during the evolution of the Cucurbitaceae family, the genes encoding root stock lectins of at least some perennial species have been conserved fairly well.
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