Structure and immunological properties of D-arabino-D-galactans isolated from cell walls of Mycobacterium species.

Animals Arabinose Bacteria/enzymology Cell Membrane/immunology Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Gel Chromatography, Ion Exchange Complement Fixation Tests Corynebacterium diphtheriae/immunology Galactose Guinea Pigs Hemagglutination Tests Immune Sera Immunodiffusion Mass Spectrometry Methylation Methylglucosides/analysis Molecular Conformation Mycobacterium/immunology Nocardia asteroides/immunology Optical Rotation Polysaccharides, Bacterial/analysis,isolation & purification Precipitin Tests Rabbits/immunology Skin Tests

Immune Sera Methylglucosides Polysaccharides, Bacterial Arabinose Galactose