- PGG-glucan
"poly- [1-6] --D-glucopyranosyl- [1-3] --D-glucopyranose glucan (PGG glucan)" [ [http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/3/545 Prophylactic Anti-Infective Activity of Poly- [1-6-beta -D-Glucopyranosyl- [1-3-beta -D-Glucopyranose Glucan in a Guinea Pig Model of Staphylococcal Wound Infection - Kernodle et al. 42 (3): 545 - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ] ]
Proprietary name Betafectin
What is it
"Betafectin PGG-Glucan, a novel β-(1,6) branched β-(1,3) glucan purified from the cell walls of Saccharomyces cerevisiae" [ [http://stemcells.alphamedpress.org/cgi/content/abstract/16/3/208 Effect on progenitor blood cells] ]
A form or type of
beta-glucan a
macrophage -specificimmunomodulator References
External links
* [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1234447 Clinical trial in surgical patients]
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