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. 1970 Aug;103(2):422–425. doi: 10.1128/jb.103.2.422-425.1970

Interaction of Concanavalin A with an Arabinogalactan from the Cell Wall of Mycobacterium bovis

I J Goldstein 1,2, Akira Misaki 1,2
PMCID: PMC248098  PMID: 4988242

Abstract

The arabinogalactan isolated from the cell wall of Mycobacterium bovis reacts to form a precipitate with concanavalin A, the phytohemagglutinin of the jack bean. A typical precipitin-like curve is obtained when increasing amounts of the polysaccharide are added to a constant quantity of concanavalin A. Inhibitor studies suggest that concanavalin A reacts with the arabinogalactan by interacting with the C-2, C-3, and C-5 hydroxyl groups of the α-d-arabinofuranosyl residues situated at the chain ends of this polysaccharide.

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