title: Pseudomonas lectin PA-I detects hybrid product of blood group AB genes in saliva.
abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa galactophilic lectin PA-I exhibits an outstanding affinity for soluble hybrid oligosaccharide products of human A and B genes in saliva of heterozygous AB individuals. Neither A nor B salivas, nor an artificial mixture of them, inhibit PA-I hemagglutinating activity to the same extent as saliva from heterozygotes. Other lectins examined do not exhibit this property.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gilboa-Garber
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authors.lastname: Mizrahi
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000939:Epitopes; D006388:Hemagglutinins; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000032:analysis*; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000939:Epitopes; D006388:Hemagglutinins; D037102:Lectins