GRACILARIA-TIKVAHIAE AGGLUTININ - PARTIAL-PURIFICATION AND PRELIMINARY CHARACTERIZATION OF ITS CARBOHYDRATE SPECIFICITY

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作者
CHILES, TC [1 ]
BIRD, KT [1 ]
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[1] UNIV N CAROLINA,CTR MARINE SCI RES,WILMINGTON,NC 28403
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10.1016/0008-6215(90)84059-4
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A potent agglutinin of rabbit and sheep red blood cells, obtained from the red alga Gracilaria tikvahiae, was purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation, ion exchange, gel filtration, and hydroxylapatite chromatography. Human A and B blood group erythrocytes were also agglutinated, whereas human O blood group erythrocytes were not agglutinated. The hemagglutination titer was not significantly affected by the addition of EDTA or the divalent cations Ca2+, Mg2+, or Mn2+. The carbohydrate specificity was characterized by hemagglutination inhibition using various monosaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycopeptides. The results suggested that the agglutinin has affinity for N-acetylneuraminic acid as well as glycoconjugates containing N-acetylneuraminic acid. © 1990.
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