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FEBS Letters

Volume 261, Issue 2, 26 February 1990, Pages 312-314
FEBS Letters

Research letters
Human blood group A and H glycolipids in porcine plasma: Evidence for acquisition of the erythrocyte antigens from plasma

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Abstract

Human blood group A- and H-antigenic glycosphingolipids were isolated from pooled porcine plasma. The structures of the A-active hexa- and H-active pentaglycosylceramides of lactoseries (type 1 sugar chain) were the same as those in porcine erythrocytes. These results endorse biochemically the previous observations that the A and H antigens on porcine erythrocytes are taken up from plasma.

Keywords

AH blood groups
Glycolipid
Lactoseries
(Pig plasma)

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1

Present address: Technical Research Institute, Snow Brand Milk Products Co. Ltd, Kawagoe 350, Japan.

2

Present address: Department of Home Economics, Hokkaido University of Education, Sapporo 001, Japan.

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