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Characterization of small intestinal mucus glycoproteins from pigs of various ages
S H Choi1, E T Kornegay, W N Eigel
1Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061.
Abstract:
1. The mucus from 2-day-old and 3-week-old pigs was separated into polymeric mucus glycoprotein, degraded mucus glycoprotein subunit, and low-molecular-weight glycoprotein. 2. The low-molecular-weight glycoprotein fraction contained significant amount of mannose. 3. The degraded mucus glycoprotein subunit and the low-molecular-weight glycoprotein decreased in the mucus from older pigs.