Download or read book Biology and Chemistry of Beta Glucan written by Václav Větvička and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "?-Glucan is generally considered to be a very safe immunomodulator. It is a well-known biological response modifier (BRM) that has been used as an adjuvant therapy for cancer since 1980, mostly in Japan. ?-Glucan enhances the innate host defense against c"