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Lentinan is a polysaccharide isolated from the fruit body of shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes).

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Mass
1152.380328624
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chemical formula
C₄₂H₇₂O₃₆
isomeric SMILES
C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O1)OC[C@@H]2[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O2)O)O)O[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O)O[C@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)CO)O)O[C@H]5[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O5)CO[C@H]6[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O6)CO)O)O)O)O)O[C@H]7[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O7)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
canonical SMILES
OCC1OC(OCC2OC(O)C(O)C(OC3OC(CO)C(O)C(OC4OC(CO)C(O)C(OC5OC(COC6OC(CO)C(O)C(O)C6O)C(O)C(OC7OC(CO)C(O)C(O)C7O)C5O)C4O)C3O)C2O)C(O)C(O)C1O
defined daily dose
0.3
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Lentinan is a polysaccharide isolated from the fruit body of shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes).

==Chemistry== Lentinan is a β-1,3 beta-glucan with β-1,6 branching. It has a molecular weight of 500,000 Da and specific rotation of +14-22° (NaOH).

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