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A Sialoglycopeptide liberated from Human Red Cells by Treatment with Trypsin

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PREVIOUSLY1, it was shown that treatment of human red cells with crystalline trypsin in a low concentration resulted in destruction of the I agglutinogen on their cells and release of a sialoglycopeptide with the I activity. This communication describes the isolation and some chemical properties of the sialoglycopeptide.

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  1. Laboratories of Biochemistry and Serology, National Research Institute of Police Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    SEIICHI OHKUMA & SHIGENORI IKEMOTO

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OHKUMA, S., IKEMOTO, S. A Sialoglycopeptide liberated from Human Red Cells by Treatment with Trypsin. Nature 212, 198–199 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/212198a0

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