Chemicals and Drugs

Lentinan

Polysaccharide isolated from the edible mushroom LENTINULA EDODES. The exact composition is unknown.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Polysaccharide isolated from the edible mushroom LENTINULA EDODES. The exact composition is unknown.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C42H72O36
Molecular Weight
1153.0 g/mol
IUPAC Name
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5,6-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
InChIKey
MAXBMUKIXLNXGX-DMWITZOWSA-N
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
MeSH Unique ID
D007912
Source
PubChem CID 37723

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Pharmacological Action

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30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

91(71)

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Previous Indexing

  • Polysaccharides (1972-1974)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D09w.698w.365w.089w.500w

MeSH Record

NLM Classification

QU 83

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lentinan. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007912. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007912
  2. Lentinan. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentinan
  3. Lentinan. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q419019
  4. Lentinan. In: PubChem Compound. CID 37723. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/37723