(1→3)-β-D-glucanemia in deep mycosis

• Auteur principal: Taminori Obayashi (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Hindawi Limited, 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Factor G, a coagulation proenzyme of the Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus), is extremely sensitive to (1→3)-β-D-glucan, which is a characteristic cell-wall constituent of fungi. Using this factor and by a digestion study with (1→3)-β-D-glucan, we showed that blood from patients with d...