Growth-inhibitory activity of the d-mannan of saccharomyces cerevisiae X2180-1A-5 mutant strain against mouse-implanted sarcoma 180 and ehrlich-carcinoma solid tumor |
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Authors: | Tatsuji Matsumoto Midori Takanohashi Yasuhito Okubo Masuko Suzuki Shigeo Suzuki |
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Institution: | Department of Microbiology and Second Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Tohoku College of Pharmacy, Komatsushima 4-4-1, Sendai 983 Japan |
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Abstract: | The d-mannan of Saccharomyces cerevisiae X2180-1A-5 mutant strain, which possesses a main chain composed of α-(1→6) linked d-mannopyranosyl residues and a small proportion of branches composed of α-(1→2)- and α-(1→3)-linked d-mannopyranosyl residues, showed strong growth-inhibitory activity against mouse-implanted Sarcoma 180 and Ehrlich-carcinoma solid tumor. The observation that the level of this activity was nearly identical with that of the d-mannan of a wild-type strain of bakers' yeast, which possesses a high proportion of branches composed of α-(1→2)- and α-(1→3)-linked d-mannopyranosyl residues, suggests that the branches are not essential for antitumor activity. The partial acid-degradation products of both d-mannans, the molecular weight of which was one-third of that of each parent d-mannan, had only one half of the antitumor activity of the parent d-mannans. This suggests that molecular size is the most important factor for the differences in activity of the polysaccharides of wild and mutant strains. |
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