An insoluble carbohydrate from the cell wall of yeast, used especially in the immunoassay of properdin.
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zymosan
Zymosan is a glucan. It binds to TLR 2.[1]
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- ^ Sato M, Sano H, Iwaki D, et al (2003). "Direct binding of Toll-like receptor 2 to zymosan, and zymosan-induced NF-kappa B activation and TNF-alpha secretion are down-regulated by lung collectin surfactant protein A". J. Immunol. 171 (1): 417-25. PMID 12817025.
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