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The cell walls and wax D of Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. hominis contain an acylated arabinogalactan with D-arabinose and D-galactose in a molar ratio of about 5: 2 [14].
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Vilkas, E., Amar-Nacasch, C., Markovits, J. (1974). A Galactose Disaccharide from Immunoadjuvant Fractions of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (Cell Wall and Wax D). In: Mathé, G., Weiner, R. (eds) Investigation and Stimulation of Immunity in Cancer Patients. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49284-6_32
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