IMMUNOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A HEMAGGLUTINATING ANTIGEN OF ARCOBACTER SPP

Authors
TSANG RSW LUK JMC WOODWARD DL JOHNSON WM
Citation
Rsw. Tsang et al., IMMUNOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A HEMAGGLUTINATING ANTIGEN OF ARCOBACTER SPP, FEMS microbiology letters, 136(2), 1996, pp. 209-213
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
FEMS microbiology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03781097
Volume
136
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
209 - 213
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1097(1996)136:2<209:ICOAHA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The Arcobacter haemagglutinin has been identified by Western immunoblo t to be an immunogenic protein of about 20 kDa. The haemagglutinating activity is sensitive to proteolytic enzyme digestion and heat treatme nt of 80 degrees C and above. The Arcobacter haemagglutinin is possibl y a lectin-like molecule binding to erythrocytes via a glycan receptor containing D-galactose as part of its structure.