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. 1975 Oct 15;31(10):1157-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF02326766.

Involvement of a surface concanavalin A-binding glycoprotein in the adhesion of Trichomonas vaginalis to substrates

P Cappuccinelli, I Cagliani, G Cavallo

Involvement of a surface concanavalin A-binding glycoprotein in the adhesion of Trichomonas vaginalis to substrates

P Cappuccinelli et al. Experientia. .

Abstract

Treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis with EDTA removes their ability to adhere to glass surfaces and changes their affinity to Concanavalin A (ConA) by a different distribution of their surface structures. Filtrates of the EDTA-treated Trichomonas passed through affinity chromatography columns (ConA bound to Sepharose 4B) separate into 2 fractions, one fraction was bound to the ConA-Sepharose beads, the other was not. The Con A - bound fraction appears to be a glycoprotein which restores in a specific way the ability of the EDTA-treated protozoa to adhere to glass.

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