Fungal Cell Wall Glycans
Part 6. Polysaccharides
Dr. Shung-Chang Jong,
Dr. Shung-Chang Jong
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Search for more papers by this authorDr. Shung-Chang Jong,
Dr. Shung-Chang Jong
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- +1-703-365-2742 | Fax: +1-703-365-2730
American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, VA, USA, 20110-2209
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Immunomodulatory and Antitumor Glycans
- β-Glucans and their Protein Complexes
- Heteroglucans and their Protein Complexes
- Chemical Modification
- Antiviral Glycans
- Antimicrobial Glycans
- Hepatoprotective Glycans
- Antifibrotic Glycans
- Antiinflammatory Glycans
- Antidiabetic and Hypoglycemic Glycans
- Hypocholesterolemic Glycans
- Patents
- Outlook and Perspectives
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