Abstract
The proposed structure of the ornithine-containing lipid of Bordetella pertussis is 3-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid amide-linked to ornithine and esterified to the second hexadecanoic acid. The aminolipid strongly agglutinates type A and B human erythrocytes.
MeSH terms
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ABO Blood-Group System
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Bordetella pertussis / immunology*
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Erythrocytes / immunology
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Hemagglutination*
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Humans
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Mass Spectrometry
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Membrane Lipids / immunology*
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Membrane Lipids / isolation & purification
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Ornithine / immunology*
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Spectrophotometry, Infrared
Substances
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ABO Blood-Group System
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Membrane Lipids
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Ornithine