Abstract
A new binding assay to investigate the mechanism of adhesion of lactic acid bacteria to the human intestine was established by the surface plasmon resonance technique using a biosensor BIACORE1000. Cells of 26 strains of the Lactobacillus acidophilus group as analytes were eluted onto a sensor chip on which were immobilized biotinylated A-trisaccharide polymer probes having human A-type antigen [(GalNAcα1-3(Fucα1-2)Gal)-] or human colonic mucin of blood type A (HCM-A) as ligands. In the first screening, high adhesive affinity to the A-trisaccharide BP-probe was observed in L. acidophilus OLL2769, L. crispatus JCM8778, LA205 and LA206. In the second screening, which used HCM-A, only L. acidophilus OLL2769 and L. crispatus JCM8778 were selected as adhesive strains with specific binding ability to human A-antigen. The results indicated that some strains of the L. acidophilus group could recognize and bind the sugar chain of A-antigen structure on HCM.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1004-1010 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 May |
Keywords
- Adhesion
- Human A-antigen
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Surface plasmon resonance