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More on Proteoglycans Definition: Glycoproteins which have a very high polysaccharide content.  polysaccharides    Other names Proteoglycan Type H; Proteoglycan
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
krestin [ PSK,KS-2,PS-K ]
  protein-bound polysaccharide preparation from Coriolus versicolor(Fr) Quel of Basidiomycetes with antitumor activity; immunopotentiator 		66455-27-4   *Proteoglycans
Pharma Action Adjuvants, Immunologic; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Antiviral Agents; Immunologic Factors; Radiation-Protective Agents; Interferon Inducers 		J Antibiotics 31(11):1079;1978; JNCI 56(1):185;1976; Jpn J Surg 9(2):110;1979; Microbiol Immunol 1980;24(1):87; Microbiol Immunol 19810;24(1):87; Nippon Gan Chiryo Gakkai Shi 1979;14(5):32; Gan 66(6):679;1975; Gan 66:365;1975; Gan 65(6):557;1974; Gan 66(6):649;1975; Gan 67:713;1976; Gan 69(2):223-25;1978; J Antibiotics 1979;32(12):1336

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