Gradual solubilization of Candida cell wall β-glucan by oxidative degradation in mice

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-129

  Miura, Noriko N ^a   Miura, Toshihide ^a   Ohno, Naohito ^a   Adachi, Yoshiyuki ^a   Watanabe, Maki ^b   Tamura, Hiroshi ^b   Tanaka, Shigenori ^b   Yadomae, Toshiro ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b SEIKAGAKU CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

(1 3) D glucan; Limulus test; Oxidative degradation; SSG; Zymosan

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; MANNAN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CELL WALL; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION;

ANIMALS; BETA-GLUCANS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL WALL; GLUCANS; LIMULUS TEST; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 0031821566     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(98)00040-6     Document Type: Article

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