V. Pedini et al., GLYCOCONJUGATES IN THE MANDIBULAR SALIVARY-GLAND OF ADULT DOGS REVEALED BY LECTIN HISTOCHEMISTRY, Research in Veterinary Science, 57(3), 1994, pp. 353-357
The glycosidic residues in the mandibular glands of five adult dogs we
re studied by using seven different lectin-horseradish peroxidase conj
ugates. In some cases a treatment with sialidase preceded the lectin s
taining, The mucous acinar cells contained oligosaccharides with alpha
- and beta-N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine and fucose resid
ues, whereas the demilunar cells contained glycoconjugates rich in sia
lic acid linked to the penultimate disaccharide galactosyl-(beta 1-->3
) N-acetylgalactosamine.