Immunochemical Studies on Bacterial Blood Group Substances

Two oligosaccharides were isolated from a partial hydrolysis of the lipopolysaccharide from Shigella dysenteriae which had a common antigen with human red blood cells (RBC). A disaccharide sh-2 had a structure of O-β-D-galactosyl-(l→2)-D-galactose, and was active in the hemagglutination inhibition test between human O RBC and anti-S. dysenteriae chicken serum. A tetrasaccharide sh-12 was composed of galactose and rhamnose and was a more effective inhibitor than sh-2. Both oligosaccharides were assumed to be derived from the determinant structure of a common antigen. Serological specificity of the hemagglutinin in chicken serum was examined using these oligosaccharides and human milk oligosaccharides, and the 1→2 linked galactosyl residue was supposed to be important for determination of the heterophile RBC antigenicity.     

Rapid and simple method for the determination of α1-acid glycoprotein in serum by column liquid chromatography

A rapid and simple method for the determination of α₁-acid glycoprotein (AAG) in serum was developed by using an anion-exchange column for clean-up of serum and a hydroxyapatite column for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). A good correlation was observed between this HPLC method and the conventional radial immunodiffusion method. The method may also be used to determine the AAG concentration in the serum of experimental animals.     

Purification method for α-1-acid glycoprotein with subsequent high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of monosaccharides in plasma of healthy subjects and patients with renal insufficiency

A simple purification method for human plasma α-1-acid glycoprotein (AAG) using an ion-exchange and hydroxyapatite column was developed. The recovery of the method was found to be high. We also improved a determination method for N-acetylneuraminic acid and monosaccharides in the carbohydrate moiety of AAG by using an ion-exchange column and pulse-amperometric detection. By this method, a composition analysis of the carbohydrate moiety of AAG (N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetyl glucosamine, galactose and mannose) was possible with 1.0 ml of plasma. We compared these carbohydrate concentrations in the AAG of patients with renal insufficiency with those of healthy subjects. In the AAG of the patients, the concentrations of N-acetylglucosamine, galactose and mannose were significantly higher than those in the AAG of the healthy subjects.