title: Structure and antitumor activity of a branched (1----3)-beta-D-glucan from the alkaline extract of Amanita muscaria.
abstract: A beta-(1----6)-branched (1----3)-beta-D-glucan(AM-ASN) was isolated from the alkaline extract of the fruiting bodies of Amanita muscaria. AM-ASN had [alpha]D - 11 degrees in 0.5 M sodium hydroxide. Its estimated molecular weight was 95,000 in this alkaline solution and 260,000 in a neutral solution. The branches in the glucan were primarily single, (1----6)-linked D-glucopyranosyl groups, two for every seven residues in the (1----3)-linked main chain. AM-ASN exhibited significant antitumor activity against Sarcoma 180 in mice, and a mixture of AM-ASN with mitomycin C was more effective against the tumor than mitomycin C only.
authors.affiliation: Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kiho
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katsuragawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ukai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haga
mesh_terms: D000545:Amanita / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D005936:Glucans / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D012513:Sarcoma, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D005936:Glucans; D009005:Monosaccharides