CHEBI:145656 - galactoxylomannan

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ChEBI Name galactoxylomannan
ChEBI ID CHEBI:145656
Definition An exopolysaccharide composed of an α-(1→6)-galactan backbone containing four potential short oligosaccharide branch structures, produced by the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, that produces immune paralysis in some animals, including humans.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Submitter Achchuthan Shanmugasundram
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): apoptosis inducer
Any substance that induces the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms.
immunomodulator
Biologically active substance whose activity affects or plays a role in the functioning of the immune system.
Application(s): immunomodulator
Biologically active substance whose activity affects or plays a role in the functioning of the immune system.
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Outgoing galactoxylomannan (CHEBI:145656) has role apoptosis inducer (CHEBI:68495)
galactoxylomannan (CHEBI:145656) has role immunomodulator (CHEBI:50846)
galactoxylomannan (CHEBI:145656) is a exopolysaccharide (CHEBI:72813)
Synonyms Sources
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Last Modified
20 December 2019