Interaction of Salmonella telaviv with Maclura pomifera lectin.
AUTOR(ES)
Allen, P Z
RESUMO
Salmonella telaviv, Salmonella tranoroa, and Salmonella illinois were examined for their ability to interact with 15 purified lectins of known sugar specificity. The only interaction observed was between the lectin of Maclura pomifera and S. telaviv. M. pomifera lectin specifically agglutinated suspensions of S. telaviv and precipitated with its purified lipopolysaccharide and isolated lipid A free O polysaccharide. Quantitative inhibition assays showing methyl-alpha-D-galactopyranoside and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine to be potent inhibitors of Maclura lectin precipitation by S. telaviv O polysaccharide suggest that the interaction is mediated by D-galactose or N-acetyl-D-galactosamine units of bacterial polysaccharide structure, or both.
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