Possesses antifungal activity against B.cinerea, M.arachidicola, F.oxysporum, R.solani and C.comatus and moderate antibacterial activity against S.aureus, P.aeruginosa and E.coli. Inhibits HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and proliferation of murine splenocytes (PubMed:11118300). Exerts antifungal activity through its carbohydrate-binding specificity (By similarity). Expressed in seeds (at the protein level).