ABSTRACT

Thus,itwasdeducedthatminorsialyloligosaccharides,suchasthelongcarbohydratechains ofbands3and4.5proteinsratherthanthoseofthemajorsialoglycoproteins(glycophorins)are themainreceptorsforthisagentinintactRBCmembranes.Suchlongcarbohydratechainsalso occurinminorIi-activesialoglycolipids(gangliosides)ofhumanRBCmembranesandasmajor componentsofbovineRBCmembranes.