A lectin with anti-microbial and anti proliferative activities from Lantana camara, a medicinal plant.

•Lantana camara (LCL) was purified by affinity chromatography and gel filtration chromatography.•LCL showed two proteins with apparent molecular weight of 14.49 kDa and 17.4 kDa.•LCL revealed its affinity for Chitin, Millibiose, α-D-Methyl galactopyranoside and glycoproteins like mucin, asialomucin.•LCL showed dose and time dependent growth inhibitory effects on HT29 cells.•LCL has potent antibacterial and anti fungal activity.