the numbers of monocytes from three different donors phagocytosing zymosan were reduced by 50 % after pretreatment with 30 to 65 micrograms/ml , 25 to 48 micrograms/ml , and 12 to 15 micrograms/ml of barley beta-glucan suspensions , 100,000 x g supernatants of barley beta-glucan , and laminarin , respectively , even though the latter two preparations were fully soluble and had no capacity to activate the alternative pathway .
C0043552
zymosan
C1134651
beta-glucan