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. 2018 May 15;9(37):24837–24856. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.24984

Figure 1. The polymeric structure of β-glucans.

Figure 1

These molecules are constituted by heterogeneous groups of glucose polymers, consisting of a backbone of β-(1, 3)–linked β-D-glucopyranosyl units with two β-(1, 6) linked side chains every five β-(1, 3)–linked backbone residues.