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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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The hepta-β-glucoside elicitor-binding proteins from legumes represent a putative receptor family [PDF]

, 2000
The ability of legumes to recognize and respond to β-glucan elicitors by synthesizing phytoalexins is consistent with the existence of a membrane-bound β-glucan-binding site.
Ebel, J., Fliegmann, J., Mithöfer, A., Neuhaus-Url, G., Schwarz, H.   +4 more
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Laxative effects of triple fermented barley extracts (FBe) on loperamide (LP)-induced constipation in rats

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019
Background Constipation, a common health problem, causes discomfort and affects the quality of life. This study intended to evaluate the potential laxative effect of triple fermented barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) extract (FBe), produced by saccharification,
Jong-Min Lim, Young Dae Kim, Chang-Hyun Song, Su-Jin Park, Dong-Chan Park, Hyung-Rae Cho, Go-Woon Jung, Khawaja Muhammad Imran Bashir, Sae Kwang Ku, Jae-Suk Choi   +9 more
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Pleurotus Mushrooms Content in Glucans and Ergosterol Assessed by ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy and Multivariate Analysis

Foods, 2020
Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy was used to monitor the infrared absorption spectra of 79 mushroom samples from 29 Pleurotus ostreatus, P. eryngii and P. nebrodensis strains cultivated on wheat straw, grape
Georgios Bekiaris, Dimitra Tagkouli, Georgios Koutrotsios, Nick Kalogeropoulos, Georgios I. Zervakis   +4 more
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Beta-glucan reflects liver injury after preservation and transplantation in dogs. [PDF]

, 1999
Graft failure and extrahepatic organ complications, which frequently develop after transplantation, may be related to inflammatory mediators stimulated by endotoxin (ET). The role of endotoxemia after liver transplantation is controversial and may depend
Azoulay D, Bion JF, Blanot S, Clavien PA, Goto M, Hamilton G, Hodes DS, Kambayashi J, Kikuchi M, Levin J, Miyata T, Ruiz-Herrera J., Shuji Matsura, Starzl TE, Steininger R, Tadashi Katsuramaki, Tomomi Suzuki,, , Tanaka S, The Iwanaga S., Todo S, Yokoyama I, Yoshioka T, Zhang GH, Zhang GH, Zhu Y   +23 more
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Protective effects of triple fermented barley extract (FBe) on indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal damage in rats

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019
Background Hordeum vulgare L (barley) contains numerous phenolic substances with proven anticancer, antioxidant and gastroprotective activities. Saccharification increases the functionality and bioavailability of these compounds thus can aid in the ...
Jong-Min Lim, Chang-Hyun Song, Su-Jin Park, Dong-Chan Park, Go-Woon Jung, Hyung-Rae Cho, Khawaja Muhammad Imran Bashir, Sae Kwang Ku, Jae-Suk Choi   +8 more
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Detailed Structural Analysis of the Immunoregulatory Polysaccharides from the Mycobacterium Bovis BCG

Molecules, 2022
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin polysaccharide and nucleic acid (BCG-PSN), extracted from Mycobacterium bovis, is an immunoregulatory medicine commonly used in clinic.
Lan Luo, Xuemei Song, Xiao Chang, Sheng Huang, Yunxi Zhou, Shengmei Yang, Yan Zhu, Lanyan Zhang, Yongsheng Wu, Junyin Zhang, Zhipeng Zhou, Mingyi Wu   +11 more
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Comparative prebiotic activity of mixtures of cereal grain polysaccharides [PDF]

, 2019
The main components of the non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) fraction of wheat flour are arabinoxylan (AX) and β-glucan. These are also present in other cereal grains, but their proportions vary with AX being the major component in wheat and rye and β ...
A Barcenilla, AA Salyers, AH Franks, aP Govers, AW Walker, BP Garry, C Grootaert, CE Rycroft, CE Rycroft, D JMares, GB Fincher, GL Hold, GR Gibson, GR Gibson, HJ Kim, HJM Harmsen, I Zanotti, J Singh, JH Cummings, JH Cummings, L Haskå, L Johansson, LB Bindels, M Blaut, M Siljeström, ML Stewart, PR Shewry, PS Langendijk, S Bereswill, S Fukuda, S Vanderhaeghen, SA Hughes, SA Hughes, SE Pryde, T Steer, V Van Craeyveld, W Li, W Manz, Y Wang   +38 more
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Activity and Cell-Death Pathway in Leishmania infantum Induced by Sugiol: Vectorization Using Yeast Cell Wall Particles Obtained From Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019
Visceral leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania infantum, is a neglected tropical disease, to which efforts in the innovation of effective and affordable treatments remain limited, despite the rising incidence in several regions of the world.
Débora Botura Scariot, Hélito Volpato, Nilma de Souza Fernandes, Edna Filipa Pais Soares, Tânia Ueda-Nakamura, Benedito Prado Dias-Filho, Zia Ud Din, Edson Rodrigues-Filho, Adley Forti Rubira, Olga Borges, Olga Borges, Maria Do Céu Sousa, Maria Do Céu Sousa, Celso Vataru Nakamura   +13 more
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