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Beta-glucan-enriched diets improve immune function, antioxidant activity, and survivability in challenged oysters

Food Hydrocolloids for Health
Beta-glucans are bioactive polysaccharides with immunomodulatory and hydrocolloid properties. This study explores the potential of beta-glucans extracted from mushroom waste to enhance oyster (Crassostrea gigas) immunity and quality, providing a ...
Gustavo Waltzer Fehrenbach, João Rui Tanoeiro, Robert Pogue, Frank Carter, Marco F.L. Lemos, Patrick Murray, Declan Devine, Emanuele Rezoagli, Ian Major, Emma J. Murphy   +9 more
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Fungal Antimicrobial Resistance: Mechanisms, Drivers, and Global Clinical Burden

ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fungal antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing concern for world health caused by an increase in multidrug‐resistant infections, an increase in environmental reservoirs, and the ineffectiveness of current antifungal treatments. Fungal infections continue to be largely excluded from AMR initiatives while causing over 1.6 million deaths ...
Bikash Baral
wiley   +1 more source

Oral beta-glucan adjuvant therapy converts nonprotective Th2 response to protective Th1 cell-mediated immune response in mammary tumor-bearing mice.

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica, 2007
Beta (1-3)-D-glucans were identified almost 40 years ago as biological response modifiers that stimulated tumor rejection. In vitro studies have shown that beta-glucans bind to a lectin domain within complement receptor type 3 (CR3), or to, more recently
Gordon D Ross, Feng Hong, Daniel J Allendorf, Jarek Baran   +3 more
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Cost‐Effective Solid‐State NMR Of Fungal Glucans: A Case Study On Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
A cost‐effective solid‐state NMR strategy enables replication and semi‐quantitative assessment of inherent variation of the fungal cell wall. Whole cell and cell wall extractions yield subtly different compositional differences, revealing molecular adaptations invisible to microscopy.
Ananya Singh, Teresa Massam‐Wu, Mohan Balasubramanian, Wing Ying Chow   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Xylose Acetals ‐ a New Class of Sustainable Solvents and Their Application in Enzymatic Polycondensation

ChemSusChem, Volume 18, Issue 6, March 15, 2025.
Novel organic solvents with an unmodified carbohydrate core were synthesised both from D‐xylose and directly from biomass and were successfully used as reaction media for lipase biocatalysts to synthesise aliphatic and aromatic polyesters. Abstract The use of organic solvents in academic research and industry applications is facing increasing ...
Anastasia O. Komarova, Cicely M. Warne, Hugo Pétremand, Laura König‐Mattern, Johannes Stöckelmaier, Chris Oostenbrink, Georg M. Guebitz, Jeremy Luterbacher, Alessandro Pellis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of beta-(1→3)(1→6)-D-glucan derived from yeast on natural killer (NK) cells and breast cancer cell lines in 2D and 3D cultures

BMC Cancer
Background Beta-(1,3)(1,6)-D-glucan is a complex polysaccharide, which is found in the cell wall of various fungi, yeasts, bacteria, algae, barley, and oats and has immunomodulatory, anticancer and antiviral effects. In the present study, we investigated
Abdelhadi Boulifa, Martin J. Raftery, Alexander Sebastian Franzén, Clarissa Radecke, Sebastian Stintzing, Jens-Uwe Blohmer, Gabriele Pecher   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beta-glucan contamination of pharmaceutical products: How much should we accept?

Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy, 2016
Beta-glucans are large polysaccharides produced by a range of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. They have potential immunostimulatory properties and have been used with therapeutic intent as anti-microbial and anti-tumour agents.
C. Barton, K. Vigor, R. Scott, Paul Jones, Heike Lentfer, Heather J. Bax, D. Josephs, S. Karagiannis, J. Spicer   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Production of bioethanol from residual barley and utilization of fermentation co‐products in animal nutrition

Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView.
Abstract The search for sustainable alternatives for bioethanol production has encouraged the valorization of agro‐industrial residues. This study evaluated the use of residual barley as a feedstock for bioethanol production and as a potential ingredient for ruminant feed.
Gabrielle Fusiger Berwian, Arthur de Almeida Rebechi, Jéssica Mulinari, Jaqueline Garda‐Buffon, Luciane Maria Colla   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cholesterol-Lowering Effect of Beta Glucan Extracted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Rats

Scientia Pharmaceutica, 2016
Glucans are present in fungi, plants, algae, and bacteria. β-Glucan, one of the major cell wall components of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been found to enhance immune functions. Glucans are glucose polymers with an α- or β-type glycosidic chain.
Kusmiati, F. X. R. Dhewantara
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficacy of Cerebrospinal Fluid Beta-d-Glucan Diagnostic Testing for Fungal Meningitis: a Systematic Review

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2020
Several case reports and cohort studies have examined the use of (1,3)-beta-d-glucan measurement with cerebrospinal fluid to diagnose fungal meningitis.
Christian Davis, L. Wheat, T. Myint, D. Boulware, N. Bahr   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source