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Novel pharmaceutical applications of polysaccharides
Author(s) -
Franz Gerhard,
Alban Susanne,
Kraus Josef
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19950990120
Subject(s) - polysaccharide , biopolymer , branching (polymer chemistry) , chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry , polymer
The role of chemically characterized polysaccharides will be discussed in view of their immunostimulating activities. A possible correlation of fungal β‐1.3/1.6‐glucans differing in the branching pattern is demonstrated with in vivo tumor models. In a second part the possible role of sulfated polysaccharide structures as anticoagulating compounds is again correlated with polysaccharide structures and sulfate substitution pattern of these biopolymer derivatives.