Stimulation of macrophage by enzymatically synthesized glycogen: The relationship between structure and biological activity

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 152-160

  Kakutani, Ryo ^a   Adachi, Yoshiyuki ^b   Kajiura, Hideki ^a,c   Takata, Hiroki ^a   Ohno, Naohito ^b   Kuriki, Takashi ^a  

^a EZAKI GLICO CO LTD   (Japan)

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

^c Ezaki Glico Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glycogen; Immunostimulating activity; Macrophage; Molecular structure; Nitric oxide; TNF

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; IMMUNOSTIMULATING ACTIVITY; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRIC OXIDE;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 6; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STIMULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ENGINEERING; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 50549100879     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: 10292446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242420701804541     Document Type: Article

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