title: Chemical characterization of a cell wall antigen from Streptococcus mutans FA1.
abstract: The cell wall antigen from Streptococcus mutans (FA1) was extracted from cell walls and whole cells and was found to contain rhamnose, galactose, and glucosamine in a ratio of approximately 5:2:1.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000276:immunology*; D005690:Galactose / Q000032:analysis; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000032:analysis; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D007106:Immune Sera; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D012210:Rhamnose / Q000032:analysis; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007106:Immune Sera; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D005947:Glucose; D005944:Glucosamine; D012210:Rhamnose; D005690:Galactose