A polysaccharide extracted from Serratia marcescens and other bacteria. It activates enzymatic activity of macrophages and stimulates phagocytic processes.

Annotation

Do not confuse with PRODIGIOSIN, an antibiotic from same source

nepleť s deskriptorem PRODIGIOSIN, antibiotikem ze stejného zdroje

DUI

D011354 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0017641

CAS

Prodigiozan

Previous indexing

Polysaccharides, Bacterial (1966-1978); Prodigiosin (1966-1978)

History note

91(79); was see under POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL 1979-90

Public note

91; was see under POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL 1979-90