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Naturally occurring hemagglutinins in the hemolymph of the scorpionParuroctonus mesaensis Stahnke

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Lectins which bind sialic acid-containing receptors are present in the hemolymph of the scorpionParuroctonus mesaensis Stahnke. Glycoproteins like bovine submaxillary mucin, fetuin and human orosomucoid behave as strong inhibitors forParuroctonus lectins; desialylation of glycoproteins results in a drastic reduction of their inhibitory capabilities confirming that sialic acids are the terminal monosaccharides ofParuroctonus lectin receptors.

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  1. G. R. Vasta (Recipient of the Fogarty International Fellowship (NIH) 05TWO31155-01)

    Present address: Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, 29425, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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  1. Department of Clinical Immunology, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, 14263, Buffalo, New York, USA

    G. R. Vasta (Recipient of the Fogarty International Fellowship (NIH) 05TWO31155-01) & E. Cohen

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We wish to thank Dr H. L. Stahnke, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, for taxonomic assistance. This work received fellowship support from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas de la República Argentina.

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Vasta, G.R., Cohen, E. Naturally occurring hemagglutinins in the hemolymph of the scorpionParuroctonus mesaensis Stahnke. Experientia 39, 721–722 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990291

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