A ConA-like lectin isolated from <i>Canavalia maritima</i> seeds alters the expression of genes related to virulence and biofilm formation in <i>Streptococcus mutans</i>

1. ¹ Faculty of Dentistry, Institute of Applied Theology (INTA), Sobral, Brazil
2. ² Integrate Biomolecules Laboratory (LIBS), Faculty of Medicine of Sobral, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Brazil
3. ³ Integrate Biomolecules Laboratory (LIBS), Faculty of Medicine of Sobral, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Brazil
4. ⁴ Integrate Biomolecules Laboratory (LIBS), Faculty of Medicine of Sobral, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Brazil
5. ⁵ Biologically Active Molecules Laboratory (Biomol-Lab), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Forta-leza, Brazil
6. ⁶ Integrate Biomolecules Laboratory (LIBS), Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
7. ⁷ Biologically Active Molecules Laboratory (Biomol-Lab), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Forta-leza, Brazil
8. ⁸ Center of the Exact Sciences and Technology, Acaraú Valley State Uni-versity, Sobral, Brazil
9. ⁹ Center of Agricultural Science and Biological, Acaraú Valley State Uni-versity, Sobral, Brazil
10. ¹⁰ Integrate Biomolecules Laboratory (LIBS), Faculty of Medicine of Sobral, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Brazil
11. ¹¹ Biologically Active Molecules Laboratory (Biomol-Lab), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Forta-leza, Brazil