1980 Volume 29 Issue 4 Pages 346-353
The binding of basic and proline-rich glycoprotein from human parotid saliva to S. mitis ATCC 9811 was specifically inhibited by D-galactose and sugars containing D-galactose residue at a non-reducing terminal, such as lactose and N-acetyllactosamine. By both the heating and trypsin treatment on cell surface, the binding ability was remarkably reduced.