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Lentinan is an intravenous anti-tumor polysaccharide isolated from the fruit body of shiitake (Lentinula edodes). Lentinan has been approved as an adjuvant for stomach cancer in Japan since 1985.[1] Lentinan is one of the host-mediated anti-cancer drugs which has been shown to affect host defense immune systems.

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ATC prefix
L03
ATC suffix
AX01
CAS number
37339-90-5
IUPAC name
β-(D)-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-[β-(D)-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-[β-(D)-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-(D)-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-(D)-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)β-(D)-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)]-β-(D)-glucopyranose
PubChem
37723

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