Table 1. Specificity of An. gambiae SGH hemagglutinating activity.

Ligand	Inhibitory concentration*
1. Sulfated polysacharides
Dextran sulfate 500,000	<3.715 pM
Dextran sulfate 50,000	<37.15 pM
Fucoidan	470 pM
Heparin Grade II	78 µg/ml
Condrotin sulfate A	NI up to 1.25 mM#
Condrotin sulfate C	NI up to 1.25 mM
Heparan sulfate	NI up to 0.25 mM
Keratan sulfate	NI up to 0.25 mM
Dextran 500,000	NI up to 125 µM
Dextran sulfate 5,000	NI up to 1.25 mM
2. Proteins
Laminin	18 nM
Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycan	93 nM
Glycophorin	NI up to 0.5 mg/ml
Asialoglycophorin	NI up to 5 mg/ml
Orosomucoid	NI up to 5 mg/ml
Fetuin	NI up to 5 mg/ml
3. Sialic acid-containing glycans
Sialic acid	6.25 mM
3′-sialyl Lewis X	0.3125 mM
3′-sialyl Lewis A	NI up to 1.25 mM
3′-sulfated Lewis A	0.625 mM
3′-sialyl lactose	0.156 mM
6′-sialyl lactose	0.078 mM
Tetrasacharide A	NI up to 2.5 mM
Tetrasacharide B	NI up to 2.5 mM
Tetrasacharide C	NI up to 2.5 mM
Di-sialyl lactose-tetraose	NI up to 2.5 mM
3′-sialyl fucosil lactose	NI up to 2.5 mM
4. Gangliosides
Monosialoganglioside (GM3)	0.312 mM
Disialoganglioside (GD1a)	0.312 mM
Disialoganglioside (GD1b)	0.625 mM
Trisialoganglioside (GT1B)	0.156 mM
Tetrasialoganglioside (GM1)	0.625 mM
Tetrasialoganglioside (GQ1B)	0.2 mM
5. Simple sugars
Maltose	NI up to 25 mM
Galactose	NI up to 25 mM
Trehalose	NI up to 25 mM
Manose	NI up to 25 mM
Glicose	NI up to 25 mM
N-acetil-galactosamine	NI up to 25 mM

*Inhibitory concentration; minimal concentration promoting inhibition of agglutination.

^#NI; non-inhibitory at the maximum tested concentration.