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- noun biochemistry A
glucan found in somemushrooms
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These mushrooms contain a polysaccharide called lentinan, which has been shown to slow the growth of cancerous tumors in animals.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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These mushrooms contain a polysaccharide called lentinan, which has been shown to slow the growth of cancerous tumors in animals.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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These mushrooms contain a polysaccharide called lentinan, which has been shown to slow the growth of cancerous tumors in animals.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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These mushrooms contain a polysaccharide called lentinan, which has been shown to slow the growth of cancerous tumors in animals.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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This component, known as lentinan, breaks down with heat, and so this reaction is seen only when the mushrooms are eaten raw or partly cooked.
NYT > Home Page M.D. By LISA SANDERS 2011
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Clinical studies have associated lentinan with a higher survival rate, higher quality of life and lower recurrence of cancer.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Clinical studies have associated lentinan with a higher survival rate, higher quality of life and lower recurrence of cancer.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Clinical studies have associated lentinan with a higher survival rate, higher quality of life and lower recurrence of cancer.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Clinical studies have associated lentinan with a higher survival rate, higher quality of life and lower recurrence of cancer.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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In the shiitake mushroom, the polysaccharide KS-2, lentinan extract supports the immune system by also using a polypentose, called Ac2P.
Should you grow your own anti-viral mushrooms? Who's researching the anti-tumor properties of certa 2009
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