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Lentinan

Known as: Lentinan [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A beta-glucan (a type of polysaccharide) from the mushroom Lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom). It has been studied in Japan as a treatment for… 
National Institutes of Health

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Antineoplastic AgentsImmunologic Adjuvants
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LC-33lentinan sulfatemethyl lentinan

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2005
2005
Characterization of the Lentinula edodesexg2 gene encoding a lentinan-degrading exo-β-1,3-glucanase
Lentinan, an antitumor substance purified from Lentinula edodes, is degraded during post-harvest preservation as a result of… 
2004
2004
Collapse and association of denatured lentinan in water/dimethlysulfoxide solutions.
Triple helical lentinan, beta-(1-->3)-D-glucan from Lentinus edodes, was denatured in dimethlysulfoxide (DMSO) into single random… 
2002
2002
Immunization strategies to augment oral vaccination with DNA and viral vectors expressing HIV envelope glycoprotein.
1985
1985
Purification and Chemical Properties of Anti-complementary Polysaccharide from the Leaves of Artemisia princeps
Artemisia princeps Ricinus communis Angelica acutiloba 
1984
1984
T-cell mediated vascular dilatation and hemorrhage induced by antitumour polysaccharides.
1983
1983
Clinical efficacy of lentinan on neoplastic diseases.
Lentinan, a β-(1-3)-glucan with some β-(1-6)-gluco-pyranoside branchings, has been extracted and purified from Lentinus edodes a… 
1983
1983
Preclinical evaluation of lentinan in animal models.
Lentinan exerts prominent antitumor effects in allogeneic, syngeneic and autochthonous hosts and prevents chemical and viral… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Effect of lentinan on tumor growth in murine allogeneic and syngeneic hosts
The effect of lentinan on retardation and regression of transplanted tumors was analysed in allogeneic and syngeneic tumor‐host… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Induction of cytotoxic peritoneal exudate cells by T-cell immune adjuvants of the beta(1 leads to 3) glucan-type lentinan and its analogues.
Eight distinct polysaccharides (PS) of beta(1 leads to 3) glucan type were tested for their capacity to render murine peritoneal… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Selective suppression of t‐cell activity in tumor‐bearing mice and its improvement by lentinan, a potent anti‐tumor polysaccharide
The cellular site of immunosuppression in Ehrlich tumor‐bearing mice was analysed with particular reference to the T‐ and B‐cell… 
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