Carboxymethylated β-glucans from mushroom sclerotium of Pleurotus tuber-regium as novel water-soluble anti-tumor agent

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-325

  Zhang, Mei ^a,b   Cheung, Peter C K ^a   Zhang, Lina ^b   Chiu, Chi Ming ^a   Ooi, Vincent E C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

glucans; Anti tumor and immunomodulatory activities; Carboxymethylation; Mushroom sclerotia; Pleurotus tuber regium

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; BIOASSAY; CELLS; CONFORMATIONS; DERIVATIVES; METHANOL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

Β-GLUCANS; ANTI-TUMOR AND IMMUNOMODULATORY; CARBOXYMETHYLATION; MUSHROOM SCLEROTIA; PLEUROTUS TUBER-REGIUM;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; PLEUROTUS;

EID: 4344577367     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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