Lentinan
Polysaccharide isolated from the edible mushroom LENTINULA EDODES. The exact composition is unknown.
Lentinula
A genus of fungi of the family Tricholomataceae, order AGARICALES. The commonly known SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS are Lentinula edodes (also seen as Lentinus edodes).
Shiitake Mushrooms
Sarcoma 180
Aminopyrine N-Demethylase
Polysaccharides
Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates consisting of long, often branched chains of repeating monosaccharide units joined together by glycosidic bonds, which serve as energy storage molecules (e.g., glycogen), structural components (e.g., cellulose), and molecular recognition sites in various biological systems.