Download or read book Toxicology of 1 - 3-Beta-Glucans written by Shih-Houng Young and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-03-18 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The investigation of indoor air quality has shown that microbial contamination is often a problem in buildings. Recent evidence indicates that fungi are often a part of the picture. A component of the fungal cell wall, 1 3-glucans not only affect human health, they are a marker for the existence of fungi in environmental samples. Toxicology