HUMAN BLOOD GROUP A; SPECIFIC AGGLUTININ OF THE BUTTER CLAM SAXIDOMUS GIGANTEUS.
Saline extracts of the butter clam Saxidomus giganteus specifically agglutinated human red blood cells of phenotypes A(1) and A(1)B. The agglutinin was completely absorbed by A(1) and A(1)B cells, partially absorbed by A(2) cells, and unaffected by B and O cells. Of 21 sugars tested, only N-acetyl-d-galactoseamine and N-acetyl-d-glucoseamine inhibited the agglutinin.
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000373:Agglutinins; D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia; D002079:Butter; D002241:Carbohydrates; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D008974:Mollusca; D012106:Research
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000373:Agglutinins; D002241:Carbohydrates; D002079:Butter
ABO FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; MOLLUSCA