1,4-glucan

RN given refers to alpha-isomer; RN for cpd without isomeric designation not available 8/89

Also Known As:

1,4-glucan, (beta)-isomer; alpha-1,4-glucan; beta-1,4-glucan; glucan-alpha-D (1-4); sodium beta-1,4-glucan sulfate

Networked: 4 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 11/01/2004 - "Anti-tumor activity of an enzymatically synthesized alpha-1,6 branched alpha-1,4-glucan, glycogen." 03/01/1998 - "13C-NMR data indicates that the main component in the active polysaccharide is the complex of alpha-1,6- and alpha-1,4-glucan, which had already been shown to have anti-tumor activity against Sarcoma 180. "
2.	Glycogen Storage Disease Type IV (Andersen's Disease) 08/01/1966 - "Lack of an alpha-1,4-glucan: alpha-1,4-glucan 6-glycosyl transferase in a case of type IV glycogenosis." 01/01/2012 - "Glycogen storage disease type IV (GSD IV) is an autosomal recessive disorder due to the deficiency of α 1,4-glucan branching enzyme, resulting in an accumulation of amylopectin-like polysaccharide in various systems. "
3.	Sarcoma 180 03/01/1998 - "13C-NMR data indicates that the main component in the active polysaccharide is the complex of alpha-1,6- and alpha-1,4-glucan, which had already been shown to have anti-tumor activity against Sarcoma 180. "

1.	Polysaccharides (Glycans)
2.	1,4-alpha-Glucan Branching Enzyme (Glycogen Branching Enzyme)
3.	Transferases
4.	Glycogen
5.	Glucans
6.	Amylopectin