A Multifunctional Bread Rich in Beta Glucans and Low in Starch Improves Metabolic Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Controlled Trial [PDF]
, 2017 : Design: Functional foods may be useful for people with diabetes. The soluble fibers beta glucans can modify starch digestion and improve postprandial glucose response.
Lante, Anna, Tessari, Paolo
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Different types of soluble fermentable dietary fibre decrease food intake, body weight gain and adiposity in young adult male rats [PDF]
, 2014 We thank Donna Wallace and the Rowett Animal House staff for the daily care of experimental rats, body weight and food intake measurements and MRI scanning, Vivien Buchan and Donna Henderson of the Rowett Analytical Department for proximate analyses and ...
Adam, Clare L +7 more
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Effect of Beta Glucan on Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial [PDF]
Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2014 Purpose: Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy in the world. Beta glucan may improve quality of life in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. The aim of this trial was to determine the effect of Beta glucan on quality of life in women with
Alireza Ostadrahimi +5 more
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Development of a High-Yield Process for Scalable Extraction of Beta-Glucan from Baker's Yeast [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical EngineeringThere are various methods for extraction of beta-glucan from the yeast with their advantages and limitations. The aim of this study was the development of an easily scalable strategy for the extraction of beta-glucan from baker's yeast.
Anis Khoshyaran +4 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2019 Consumption of sufficient quantities of oat products has been shown to reduce host cholesterol and thereby modulate cardiovascular disease risk. The effects are proposed to be mediated by the gel-forming properties of oat β-glucan which modulates host ...
S. Joyce, A. Kamil, L. Fleige, C. Gahan
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Scavenger receptors and β-glucan receptors participate in the recognition of yeasts by murine macrophages [PDF]
, 2011 Objectives: Numerous receptors have been implicated in recognition of pathogenic fungi by macrophages, including the \(\beta\)-glucan receptor dectin-1. The role of scavenger receptors (SRs) in anti-fungal immunity is not well characterized.
Janusz Marcinkiewicz +3 more
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Quantitative Analysis of Candida Cell Wall Components by Flow Cytometrywith Triple-Fluorescence Staining [PDF]
, 2017 This work was supported by the European Commission within the FP7 Framework Programme [Fungitect-Grant No 602125]. We also thank Thomas Sauer, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC), Austria, for technical support at the FACS facility of the MFPL, Karl Kuchler ...
Gow, N +5 more
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Hyphal growth of phagocytosed fusarium oxysporum causes cell lysis and death of murine macrophages [PDF]
, 2014 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Bain, Judith M +4 more
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Beta Glucan: Supplement or Drug? From Laboratory to Clinical Trials
Molecules, 2019 Glucans are part of a group of biologically active natural molecules and are steadily gaining strong attention not only as an important food supplement, but also as an immunostimulant and potential drug.
V. Vetvicka +3 more
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FermentationIn response to the growing demand for alternative protein sources and functional biomolecules for industrial applications, this study investigated the production of mycoprotein and extracellular (1→6)-β-D-glucan (lasiodiplodan) by the fungus ...
Marcelo Luis Kuhn Marchioro +5 more
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