The host receptor for Entamoeba histolytica is:: (A) Glycophorin A, (B) N-acetylglucosamine, (C) Heparan sulfate, (D) Asialo-GM1
Answer is B. N-acetylglucosamine is the host receptor for Entamoeba histolytica. Glycophorin A is the host receptor for Plasmodium falciparum, Heparan sulfate for Herpes simplex virus and Asialo-GM1 for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Ref: Harrisons principles of internal medicine, 18th edition, Page: 1014.