PGG-glucan explained

Poly-[1-6]--D-glucopyranosyl-[1-3]--D-glucopyranose glucan (PGG glucan, proprietary name Betafectin)^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://stemcells.alphamedpress.org/cgi/content/abstract/16/3/208 Effect on progenitor blood cells
2. http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/3/545 Prophylactic Anti-Infective Activity of Poly-[1-6&#93;-beta -D-Glucopyranosyl-[1-3&#93;-beta -D-Glucopyranose Glucan in a Guinea Pig Model of Staphylococcal Wound Infection - Kernodle et al. 42 (3): 545 - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy<!-- Bot generated title -->] is an anti-infective agent and a form or type of beta-glucan.

   Betafectin is a PGG-glucan, a novel β-(1,6) branched β-(1,3) glucan, purified from the cell walls of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.^[1]

   It is a macrophage-specific immunomodulator.

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