Ch. 1. Lectins as Plant Defence Proteins / W. J. Peumans and E. J. M. Van Damme -- Ch. 2. Possible Mechanism of Action for the Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) [alpha]-amylase Inhibitor: A Molecular Modelling Approach / P. Rousseau, A. Barre, H. Causse, C. Chatelain, G. Porthe and P. Rouge -- Ch. 3. Insecticidal Properties of Plant Lectins: Their Potential in Plant Protection / A. M. R. Gatehouse, K. S. Powell, W. J. Peumans, E. J. M. Van Damme and J. A. Gatehouse -- Ch. 4. The Mannose-binding Monocot Lectins and Their genes / E. J. M. Van Damme, K. Smeets and W. J. Peumans -- Ch. 5. Enterocyte-like CACO-2 Cells as a Tool to Study Lectin Interaction / J. F. J. G. Koninkx -- Ch. 6. Lectins as Growth Factors for the Small Intestine and the Gut / S. Bardocz, S. W. B. Ewen, G. Grant and A. Pusztai -- Ch. 7. The Potential of Bioadhesive Lectins for the Delivery of Peptide and Protein Drugs to the Gastrointestinal Tract / C.-M. Lehr and A. Pusztai.
Ch. 8. Lectins Binding to the Gut Wall are Growth Factors for the Pancreas: Nutritional Implications for Transgenic Plants / A. Pusztai, G. Grant, D. S. Brown, S. Bardocz, S. W. B. Ewen, K. Baintner, W. J. Peumans and E. J. M. Van Damme -- Ch. 9. Lectins in Immunology / D. C. Kilpatrick -- Ch. 10. Lectin Cytochemistry and Intestinal Epithelial Cell Biology / T. P. King -- Ch. 11. Lectins and Cancer -- An Old Field Revisited / U. Schumacher -- Ch. 12. Dietary Galactose-Binding Lectins and Their Effects on Human Colonic Epithelial Cells / J. D. Milton and J. M. Rhodes -- Ch. 13. Enterotoxigenic Fimbrial E. coli Lectins and Their Receptors: Targets for Probiotic Treatment of Diarrhoea / E. Van Driessche, R. Sanchez, I. Dieussaert, L. Kanarek, P. Lintermans and S. Beeckmans -- Ch. 14. Identification of the F[subscript 17] Gene Cluster and Development of Adhesion Blockers and Vaccine Components / P. Lintermans, A. Bertels, E. Van Driessche and H. De Greve.