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Glucans

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Definition: Polysaccharides composed of repeating glucose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.     
Examples Cellulose; Dextrans; Glycogen; Starch 		Other names Polyglucoses; Polymer, Glucose; Polycose; Glucose Polymer; Glucan (BO)
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
carboxymethylpachymaran  0   *Glucans. Nature. 1971 Oct 15;233(5320):486-8.
Plantacare 810  0   *Glucans. Int J Pharm 2011 Mar 15;406(1-2):163-72
sparan  0   *Glucans. Int Immunopharmacol 2010 Oct;10(10):1284-94
WSS25 glucan  0   *Glucans. J Biol Chem 2010 Oct 15;285(42):32638-46
OTR 4131  0   *Glucans. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009 Jul 15;74(4):1242-50
grifolan LE  0   *Glucans. Carbohydr Res 2009 Feb 17;344(3):400-4
PS3 glucan  0   *Glucans. Biomed Pharmacother. 2008 Jun;62(5); 283-8
MP-I polysaccharide, Mytilus coruscus  0   *Glucans. Glycobiology 2008 Jan;18(1):97-103
carboxymethylscleroglucan  0   *Glucans. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2007 Nov;67(3):682-9
O-palmitoylscleroglucan  0   *Glucans. Int J Pharm. 2006 Nov 15;325(1-2):155-62
cyclic nigerosylnigerose  0   *Glucans. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 Oct;70(10):2481-7
vitamin B12-modified dextran-g-polyethylene oxide cetyl ether  0   *Glucans Vitamin B 12/*analogs & derivatives. Biomacromolecules 2005 Sep-Oct;6(5):2462-7
alpha-1-6-glucan  0   *Glucans. Int Immunopharmacol 2005 Aug;5(9):1436-45
polysaccharide-protein complex GM3, Ganoderma tsugae  0   *Fungal Proteins *Glucans. J Biochem Biophys Methods 2003 Jun 30;56(1-3):243-52
botryosphaeran  0   *Glucans. Carbohydr Res. 2003 Jul 29;338(16):1691-8
glucan phosphate  0   *Glucans.
mitilane  0   *Glucans. Antibiot Khimioter. 2003;48(3):17-20
PL-3 glucan  0   *Glucans. Phytochemistry 2002 Jan;59(2):175-81
pseudonigeran  0   *Glucans. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2002 Jan 10;206(2):175-8
alternan  0   *Glucans. Carbohydr Res 2001 Jun 4;332(3):299-303
durasphere  0   *Glucans *Zirconium Biocompatible Materials. Urology 2001 Jul;58(1):12-5
Glucidex IT 38  0   *Glucans. Scand J Gastroenterol 2000 Nov;35(11):1143-9
Carbamyl PU 24-002  0   *Glucans. Scand J Gastroenterol 2000 Nov;35(11):1143-9
carboxymethylpullulan-phenylglycyl-doxorubicin conjugate  0   *Glucans Doxorubicin/*analogs & derivatives. Jpn J Cancer Res 2000 Dec;91(12):1333-8
carboxymethylpullulan  0   *Glucans. Biol Pharm Bull 2000 May;23(5):621-6
(1-3)-(1-4)-glucan  0   *Glucans. Phytomedicine 1999 Mar;6(1):33-9
icodextrin  0   *Glucans *Glucose Ultrafiltration Hemodialysis Solutions.
Pharma Action Dialysis Solutions 		Perit Dial Int 1997 Jan-Feb;17(1):22-6EXTRANEAL
glucan PC-2  0   *Glucans. Pharm Res 1996 Sep;13(9):1322-6
carboxymethyl pachyman  0   *Glucans. Chung Kuo Chung Yao Tsa Chih 1995 Sep;20(9):543-4,576
amylyte  0   *Glucans Fluid Therapy Rehydration Solutions. J Am Coll Nutr 1995 Jun;14(3):299-303
PS1A1 glucan  0   *Glucans. Biochem J 1995 Nov 1;311(Pt 3):867-72
sclerotan  0   *Glucans. Wei Sheng Wu Huseh Pao 1995 Apr;35(2):103-8
(1-6)-glucopyranosyl laminatriose  0   *Glucans. Microbiol Immunol 1995;39(1):43-7
gamma-propoxy-sulfo-lichenin  163547-04-4   *Glucans *Sulfonic Acids. Pharm Acta Helv 1995 Apr;70(1):25-31
galactoglucan  55787-15-0   *Galactans *Glucans *Polysaccharides, Bacterial. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 1995 Mar-Apr;8(2):267-77
M-glucan  0   *Glucans. Immunology 1994 Oct;83(2):288-94
carboxymethyl-chitin-glucan  0   *Glucans Chitin/*analogs & derivatives. Mutat Res 1995 Jan;346(1):43-8
PCCG glucan  143779-03-7   *Glucans. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994 Jun;60(6):2137-46
Zymocel  152522-11-7 Zymocel  *Glucans. Blood 1993 Dec 15;82(12):3695-700
polyglucosan  9012-72-0 D-Glucan  *Glucans. Acta Neuropathol (Berl) 1993;86(1):95-9
glucan-binding lectin, Streptococcus sobrinus  0   *Bacterial Proteins *Lectins Glucans. Carbohydr Res 1993 May 21;244(1):137-47
glucan sulfate  61163-28-8   *Glucans. Carbohydr Res 1992 Nov 4;235:247-57
OL 2  96778-06-2   *Glucans. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1992 Jan;40(1):261-3
laminaribiose octaacetate  22551-65-1   *Acetates *Glucans. Carbohydr Res 1991 Oct 14;219:133-48
amyloglucan  0   *Glucans. Carbohydr Res 1991 Sep 30;218:201-9
heptaglucoside  0   *Glucans. Eur J Biochem 1992 Mar 15;204(3):1115-23
1-(2-(4-aminophenyl)ethyl)amino-1-(hexaglucosyl)deoxyglucitol  144210-46-8   *Glucans Glucosamine/*analogs & derivatives. Eur J Biochem 1992 Mar 15;204(3):1115-23
N,N-dimethylaminoethyl paramylon  123138-29-4 Paramylon, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ether  *Dimethylamines *Glucans. In Vivo 1991 Mar-Apr;5(2):101
rice bran saccharide  0   *Glucans. Int J Immunopharmacol 1990;12(4):373
Microellobosporia griesea polyalcoholized mannoglucan  0   *Glucans *Polysaccharides, Bacterial. Mol Biother 1989;1(5):275
O-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-O-glucopyranosyl-(1-6)glucopyranose  32581-33-2   *Glucans *Trisaccharides. Carbohydr Res 1989;193:296
nigerosyl-keyhole limpet hemocyanin  0   *Glucans Hemocyanin/*analogs & derivatives. Mol Immunol 1989;26(9):809
nigerosyl-bovine serum albumin  0   *Glucans *Serum Albumin, Bovine. Mol Immunol 1989;26(9):809
pichilan  119129-36-1 Pichilan  *Glucans. Chem Pharm Bull 1988;36(8):2766
callose  9064-51-1   *Glucans Polymers. Stain Technol 1986;61(1):47
scleroglucan  39464-87-4   *Glucans. J Pharm Pharmacol 1985;37(5):310
alpha-1,3-glucan  9051-95-0 alpha-D-Glucan, (1-3)  *Glucans. J Gen Microbiol 1985;131(Pt 3):553
beta-glucan receptor  0   *Receptors, Immunologic Glucans. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1985;82(9):2751
nigerosylglucose  0   *Glucans. J Dent Res 1984;63(11):1293
hexa(beta-glucopyranosyl)glucitol  93289-76-0 D-Glucitol, O-beta -D-glucopyranosyl-(1-3)-O-(O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-3)-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-6))-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-6))-O(3aS-(3aalpha,4beta,6aalpha))  *Glucans. J Biol Chem 1984;259(18):11341
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