Table 1 Summary of mucin samples: the mucin names ending in S were obtained from the surface of the stomach mucosa and the ones ending in G from the glands.

From: Influence of the viscosity of healthy and diseased human mucins on the motility of Helicobacter pylori

 

Leb

Sialic acid

MUC5AC

MUC6

Health

η [cP]

HM1NS

+ +

+

Normal

1.83 ± 0.15

HM2NS

+ + +

+ + +

+

Normal

1.95 ± 0.30

HM3NG

+ +

+ + +

Normal

2.27 ± 0.56

HM4NG

+ + +

+

+

Some Inflammation

2.06 ± 0.31

HM5T

+ +

+ +

+

+ +

Tumor

1.26 ± 0.12

HM6N

 + 

+ +

+

Normal

ND

PGM

     

9.0 ± 2.0

  1. HM6N is from antrum and contains material from both glands and surface. Samples were selected based on being negative for the α1, 4 GlcNAc structure that has been demonstrated to have antibiotic activity60, to avoid this complicating factor, and therefore the gland and surface samples do not come from the same patient; “+” indicates the level of presence and “−” indicates the absence of particular structure. Data for positive control human mucin (HM6N) are included. Viscosity of mucin solutions at 15 mg/ml, η, given as average ± standard deviation (see text). The viscosity of 15 mg/ml PGM solution reported here is from Martinez et al.43. ND indicates not determined.