Presence of multiple bacterial markers in clinical samples might be useful for presumptive diagnosis of infection in cirrhotic patients with culture-negative reports [PDF]
, 2016 Bacterial infections in cirrhotic patients with ascites are associated with a severe prognosis and an increased risk of death. The microbiological standard tests for the diagnosis of suspected infection, based on culture test of blood and ascitic fluid ...
Boaretti, M +4 more
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Identification of New Antifungal Agents Targeting Chitin Synthesis by a Chemical-Genetic Method
Molecules, 2019 Fungal infection is a leading cause of mortality in immunocompromised population; thus, it is urgent to develop new and safe antifungal agents. Different from human cells, fungi have a cell wall, which is composed mainly of polysaccharide glucan and ...
Yan Li +5 more
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Beta-D-Glucan in Patients with Haematological Malignancies
Journal of Fungi, 2021 (1-3)-beta-D-glucan (BDG) is an almost panfungal marker (absent in zygomycetes and most cryptococci), which can be successfully used in screening and diagnostic testing in patients with haematological malignancies if its advantages and limitations are ...
Malgorzata Mikulska +3 more
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Conformational studies of β‐glucans [PDF]
Biopolymers, 1971 AbstractSteric and energy contour diagrams have been plotted for disaccharide‐like and for helical structures of linear β‐D‐glucans having (1 → 2), (1 → 3) and (1 → 4) linkages. The allowed conformations constitute only about. 4% of the total conformations, indicating that the freedom of rotation of glucose residues is highly restricted in all the ...
B K, Sathyanarayana, V S, Rao
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Glucan rich nutrition does not increase gut translocation of beta‐glucan [PDF]
Mycoses, 2020 AbstractBackground(1‐3)‐b‐D‐glucan (BDG) is a fungal cell wall component and, in the absence of invasive fungal infection, a novel biomarker for microbial translocation of endogenous fungal products from the gastrointestinal tract into systemic circulation.
Martin Hoenigl +12 more
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Switchgrass storage effects on the recovery of carbohydrates after liquid hot water pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis [PDF]
, 2016 Perennial grasses that would be used for bioenergy and bioproducts production will need to be stored for various periods of time to ensure a continual feedstock supply to a bioprocessing facility. The effects of storage practices on grass composition and
Danielle Julie Carrier +5 more
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Development of Fish Immunity and the Role of β-Glucan in Immune Responses
Molecules, 2020 Administration of β-glucans through various routes, including immersion, dietary inclusion, or injection, have been found to stimulate various facets of immune responses, such as resistance to infections and resistance to environmental stress.
Marianna V. Rodrigues +5 more
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Lactate signalling regulates fungal β-glucan masking and immune evasion [PDF]
, 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).
A Hopke +50 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 This review discusses the wealth of information available for the N. crassa cell wall. The basic organization and structure of the cell wall is presented and how the wall changes during the N. crassa life cycle is discussed.
Pavan K. Patel, Stephen J. Free
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Duality of β-glucan microparticles: antigen carrier and immunostimulants [PDF]
, 2016 Designing efficient recombinant mucosal vaccines against enteric diseases is still a major challenge. Mucosal delivery of recombinant vaccines requires encapsulation in potent immunostimulatory particles to induce an efficient immune response. This paper
Baert, Kim +4 more
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