Phytohemagglutinin: Inhibition of the Agglutinating Activity by N -Acetyl-D-Galactosamine

25 November 1966

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Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 154 (3752), 1019-1020
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.154.3752.1019

Abstract

The effect of simple sugars on the agglutinating activity of phytohemagglutinin was studied. N-Acetyl-d-galactosamine selectively inhibits the agglutination of leukocytes and erythro- cytes by phytohemagglutinin.

Keywords

INHIBITS THE AGGLUTINATION
ERYTHRO
LEUKOCYTES
SUGARS
PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ
AGGLUTINATING ACTIVITY
ACETYL
GALACTOSAMINE

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Science, 1966
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