Beta-glukan

β-glukani so naravni polisaharidi,^[1][2] ki se nahajajo v celični steni kvasovk in bakterij, najdemo pa jih tudi v gobah, žitaricah in morskih algah.^[1][3] Gre za linearno molekulo, ki jo sestavljajo glukozne enote med seboj povezane z 1-3 vezmi. Osnovna veriga pa je preko 1-6 ali 1-4 vezi razvejana z oligosaharidnimi stranskimi verigami. ^[1][3][4]

1. ↑ ^{1,0 1,1 1,2} M. Novak et al. Glucans as biological response modifiers. Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders- Drug targets, 2009,9,67-75
2. ↑ Akramiene D et al. Effects of beta-glucans on the immune system. Medicina (Kaunas). 2007;43(8):597-606
3. ↑ ^{3,0 3,1} Chan GC et al. The effects of beta-glucan on human immune and cancer cells. J Hematol Oncol. 2009 Jun 10;2:25
4. ↑ Weitberg AB. A phase I/II trial of beta-(1,3)/(1,6) D-glucan in the treatment of patients with advanced malignancies receiving chemotherapy. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Sep 19;27:40