{"title":"The carbohydrates of human submaxillary glycoproteins in secretors and non-secretors of blood group substances","authors":"Robert C. Caldwell, Ward Pigman","doi":"10.1016/0926-6534(65)90046-1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Chemical analyses of human submaxillary salivary gland secretions from individuals of various blood types and blood group secretor statuses revealed a relationship between secretor status and the composition of total submaxillary glycoproteins. The dialyzed secretions from both secretors and non-secretors contained sialic acid, <span>d</span>-galactose, <span>l</span>-fucose, <span>d</span>-glucosamine, <span>d</span>-galactosamine, and protein. Half of the total hexose, one-third of the nitrogen-containing material and minor amounts of hexosamine were dialyzable. None of the sialic acid and fucose components was dialyzable.</p><p>The submaxillary saliva of secretors had a higher concentration of protein-bound carbohydrates than that of non-secretors and had about three times as much fucose. The ratio of sialic acid/fucose was 0.62±0.10 (S.D.) for secretors and 1.87±0.25 (S.D.) for non-secretors. There was a predictable relationship among the various carbohydrates in each type of secretion, and no major differences were observed among individuals of different blood types.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100163,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Mucoproteins and Mucopolysaccharides","volume":"101 2","pages":"Pages 157-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1965-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0926-6534(65)90046-1","citationCount":"27","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Mucoproteins and Mucopolysaccharides","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0926653465900461","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Chemical analyses of human submaxillary salivary gland secretions from individuals of various blood types and blood group secretor statuses revealed a relationship between secretor status and the composition of total submaxillary glycoproteins. The dialyzed secretions from both secretors and non-secretors contained sialic acid, d-galactose, l-fucose, d-glucosamine, d-galactosamine, and protein. Half of the total hexose, one-third of the nitrogen-containing material and minor amounts of hexosamine were dialyzable. None of the sialic acid and fucose components was dialyzable.
The submaxillary saliva of secretors had a higher concentration of protein-bound carbohydrates than that of non-secretors and had about three times as much fucose. The ratio of sialic acid/fucose was 0.62±0.10 (S.D.) for secretors and 1.87±0.25 (S.D.) for non-secretors. There was a predictable relationship among the various carbohydrates in each type of secretion, and no major differences were observed among individuals of different blood types.