Substance Name: Epiglucan
RN: 53238-80-5
Note
- A highly side-chain/branched alkali-insoluble cell wall glucan from fungus such as Epicoccum nigrum, Botrytis cinerea, ascomycetes & basidiomycetes; also isolated S-4001 from Lei Wan (polyporus mylitiae), HA-beta-glucan from mushroom Pleutotus ostreatus (Fr.) Quel., and translam from seaweed Laminaria cichorioides; with commercially important functional properties including emulsification and friction reduction.
* denotes mobile formatted website
Links to Resources
NLM Resources (File Locators)
Other Resources (Internet Locators)
Names and Synonyms
Name of Substance
- Epiglucan
Synonyms
- Agrastim
- Antivir
- Aqua-beta
- Betagard A
- Betaglucin
- CCRIS 7081
- EINECS 258-443-2
- Fermented beta-Glucan LQ
- Glucaferm
- Glucan P
- Glucanil
- Glucoprime
- Gluimmun
- Immuneks
- Immutol
- Imprime PGG
- Imuneks
- Imunoglukan
- Macrogard
- Purestim
- R-Glucan
- S 4001
- Tinocare GL
- Wellmune WGP
Systematic Names
- beta-D-Glucan, (1->3),(1->6)-
- Glucanil
Registry Numbers
CAS Registry Number
- 53238-80-5
System Generated Number
- 0053238805