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- noun biochemistry A complex
polysaccharide ,that is the principal constituent of thecapsule of the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans
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ANTITUMOR Immune enhancement, producing a synergistic effect by the combination of glucuronoxylomannan with mitomycin C
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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Shirokikurage (tremella fuciformis), also called White Jelly is a fungus containing large quantities of glucuronoxylomannan, an acidic polysaccharide.
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