Lentinan

Product name : Lentinan

CAS : 37339-90-5

Molecular Formula : C₄₂H₇₂O₃₆

Molecular Weight : 1152.99948

Product description :
Lentinan is a beta-glucan with a glycosidic β-1,3:β-1,6 linkage. It is an anti-tumor polysaccharide from the shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mushroom. Lentinan is a polysaccharide that has a molecular weight of approximately 500,000 Da. The Japanese pharmaceutical company Ajinomoto developed Lentinan, which is an intravenously administered anti-cancer agent.
Lentinan is one of the host-mediated anti-cancer drugs which has been shown to affect host defense immune systems.