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Lactate signalling regulates fungal β-glucan masking and immune evasion [PDF]

Nature Microbiology, 2016
AJPB: This work was supported by the European Research Council (STRIFE, ERC- 2009-AdG-249793), The UK Medical Research Council (MR/M026663/1), the UK Biotechnology and Biological Research Council (BB/K017365/1), the Wellcome Trust (080088; 097377).
Elizabeth Ballou, Jeanette Wagener, Sarah E Hardison   +2 more
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Phylogenetic Analysis and Nutritional Evaluation of Laetiporus Species in Korea [PDF]

Mycobiology
Within the order Polyporales, the genus Laetiporus includes brown rot-causing basidiomycetes, popularly known as “chicken of the woods” or “crab of the woods.” While these fungi hold significant edible and medicinal value, comprehensive molecular and ...
Mi-Jeong Park, Ae Hyeon Nam, Yeon Jun Jeong, Ji Min Woo, Yeongseon Jang, Youngki Park, Kang-Hyeon Ka, Kyoung Tae Lee   +7 more
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Alteration in ginsenoside and cordycepin content by solid-state fermentation of red ginseng with Cordyceps militaris

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2021
We aimed to increase the ginsenosides present in fermented red ginseng and enhance cordycepin production by Cordyceps militaris using solid-state fermentation. After 50 days of fermentation, red ginseng solid-state fermented with C.
Young Suk Kim, Jong Min Lim, Bon-Hwa Ku, Hyung-Rae Cho, Jae-Suk Choi   +4 more
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Laminarin, a Major Polysaccharide in Stramenopiles

Marine Drugs, 2021
During the processes of primary and secondary endosymbiosis, different microalgae evolved to synthesis different storage polysaccharides. In stramenopiles, the main storage polysaccharides are β-1,3-glucan, or laminarin, in vacuoles. Currently, laminarin
Jichen Chen, Jianchao Yang, Hong Du, Muhmmad Aslam, Wanna Wang, Weizhou Chen, Tangcheng Li, Zhengyi Liu, Xiaojuan Liu   +8 more
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Debenzylation of Benzyl-Protected Methylcellulose

Polysaccharides, 2022
Methyl cellulose and its derivatives are widely used in the food industry, cosmetics, and as construction materials. The properties of methyl celluloses (MC) strongly depend on their degrees and positions of substitution.
Payam Hashemi, Saskia Wenderoth, Andreas Koschella, Thomas Heinze, Petra Mischnick   +4 more
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Structural Elucidation of a Glucan from Trichaster palmiferus by Its Degraded Products and Preparation of Its Sulfated Derivative as an Anticoagulant

Marine Drugs, 2023
Echinoderms have been attracting increasing attention for their polysaccharides, with unique chemical structure and enormous potential for preparing drugs to treat diseases.
Haiqiong Ma, Qingxia Yuan, Hao Tang, Hongjie Tan, Tingting Li, Shiying Wei, Jinwen Huang, Yue Yao, Yaping Hu, Shengping Zhong, Yonghong Liu, Chenghai Gao, Longyan Zhao   +12 more
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Early diagnosis of candidemia with explainable machine learning on automatically extracted laboratory and microbiological data: results of the AUTO-CAND project

Annals of Medicine, 2023
Background Candidemia is associated with a heavy burden of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. The availability of blood culture results could require up to 48–72 h after blood draw; thus, early treatment decisions are made in the absence ...
Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Cristina Marelli, Sara Mora, Sabrina Guastavino, Chiara Russo, Giorgia Brucci, Alessandro Limongelli, Antonio Vena, Malgorzata Mikulska, Maryam Tayefi, Stefano Peluso, Alessio Signori, Antonio Di Biagio, Anna Marchese, Cristina Campi, Mauro Giacomini, Matteo Bassetti   +16 more
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FGB1 and WSC3 are in planta-induced beta-glucan-binding fungal lectins with different functions [PDF]

, 2019
In the root endophyte Serendipita indica, several lectin-like members of the expanded multigene family of WSC proteins are transcriptionally induced in planta and are potentially involved in beta-glucan remodeling at the fungal cell wall.
Becker, S., Fesel, P., Hehemann, J., Lahrmann, U., Langen, G., Neumann, U., Wawra, S., Widmer, H., Zuccaro, A.   +8 more
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Anti-osteoporotic effects of mixed compositions of extracellular polymers isolated from Aureobasidium pullulans and Textoria morbifera in ovariectomized mice

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018
Background Extracellular polymeric substances isolated from Aureobasidium pullulans (EAP), containing specifically 13% β-1,3/1,6-glucan, have shown various favorable bone-preserving effects.
Chang-Soo Cho, Hye-Seong Jeong, In-Young Kim, Go-Woon Jung, Bon-Hwa Ku, Dong-Chan Park, Seung-Bae Moon, Hyung-Rae Cho, Khawaja Muhammad Imran Bashir, Sae Kwang Ku, Jae-Suk Choi   +10 more
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Influences of the Culturing Media in the Virulence and Cell Wall of Sporothrix schenckii, Sporothrix brasiliensis, and Sporothrix globosa

Journal of Fungi, 2020
Sporothrix schenckii, Sporothrix brasiliensis, and Sporothrix globosa are etiological agents of sporotrichosis, a human subcutaneous mycosis. Although the protocols to evaluate Sporothrix virulence in animal models are well described, the cell ...
Nancy E. Lozoya-Pérez, Diana M. Clavijo-Giraldo, Iván Martínez-Duncker, Laura C. García-Carnero, Luz A. López-Ramírez, Gustavo A. Niño-Vega, Héctor M. Mora-Montes   +6 more
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