Lectins of living organisms. The overview

Occurrence, organization, and functioning of lectins as well as their current classifications are under investigation. Results indicate importance of symbiotic lectins for clinical microecology. Lectins and lectin-based approaches have wide perspectives for medical biotechnology. Lectin terms, relationships between lectins and enzymes are discussed.

► Current lectin classifications indicate extremely importance of lectins in nature.
► Lectin functioning as the priority principle for modern lectin classifications.
► Importance of symbiotic lectins as metabolism organizers for clinical microecology.
► Lectin-based approaches as perspectives of medical biotechnology.
► Adequate scientific understanding of lectin terms is needed.