1978 Volume 25 Issue 3 Pages 203-205
A glycopeptide was isolated from cerumen and was assayed by determining the carbohydrate content of material which remained after proteolysis. The component consisted of hexose, peptide, galactosamine, sialic acid, sulfate and glucosamine ; hexose and peptide were main components. The separation posessed galactose and glucose as major hexose components.