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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Glucans > beta-Glucans > Sizofiran
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > beta-Glucans > Sizofiran
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... > Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > beta-Glucans > Sizofiran

Preferred term

Sizofiran  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Schizophyllan
  • Sizofilan
  • Sonifilan

Scope note

  • A beta-D-glucan obtained from the Aphyllophoral fungus Schizophyllum commune. It is used as an immunoadjuvant in the treatment of neoplasms, especially tumors found in the stomach.

History note

  • 1992 (1976); use SCHIZOPHYLLAN 1976-1991

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012566

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