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Studies on the Human Red Cell Agglutinins of the Swan Mussel ( Anodonta cygnea )
Author(s) -
Pemberton R. T.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1969.tb04772.x
Subject(s) - raffinose , agglutinin , agglutination (biology) , biology , mussel , biochemistry , galactosamine , helix pomatia , glucosamine , hemagglutination , microbiology and biotechnology , lectin , antibody , immunology , ecology , snail , sucrose
Summary. Extracts of the swan mussel Anodonta cygnea specifically agglutinated enzyme treated human erythrocytes of phenotypes A 1 , A 2 , B, A 1 B and A 2 B. Absorption with A 2 or B cells left a specific agglutinin for A 1 cells, but separable agglutinins against A and B cells could not be demonstrated. Of 29 sugars tested in parallel with anti‐A from Helix aspersa , only lactose inhibited the A. cygnea agglutinins, whereas the H. aspersa anti‐A was inhibited by N‐acetyl‐d‐galactosamine, N‐acetyl‐d‐glucosamine, raffinose and stachyose.