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<biology, plant biology> Particulate yeast cell wall polysaccharide (mannan rich) that will activate complement in serum through the alternate pathway.
Becomes coated with C3b/C3bi and is therefore a convenient opsonised particle, also leads to C5a production in the serum.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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