Isolation and characterization of anticomplementary β-glucans from the shoots of bamboo Phyllostachys edulis

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-62

  Kweon, Mee Hyang ^a   Hwang, Han Joon ^a   Sung, Ha Chin ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anticomplementary activity; C3; Phyllostachys edulis shoots; Poaceae; Water soluble glucan

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMYLASE; BETA GLUCAN; BUFFER; CALCIUM ION; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CONCANAVALIN A; GELATIN; GLUCOSE DERIVATIVE; HOT WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT; RABBIT; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE;

COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; GLUCANS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POACEAE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; PHYLLOSTACHYS; PHYLLOSTACHYS EDULIS; POACEAE;

EID: 0037280441     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37038     Document Type: Article

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