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Dilute Solution Viscometry Studies on a Therapeutic Mixture of Non-digestible Carbohydrates [PDF]

, 2012
Recent work has shown the beneficial effects of a proprietary mixture of three non-digestible carbohydrates: konjac glucomannan, xanthan and alginate and these effects have been linked with a synergistic interaction observable with analytical ...
Harding, Stephen E., Almuntari, F., Lawson, Christopher J., Wood, S., Gahler, R., Almutairi, Fahad, Gahler, Roland J., Lawson, C., Adams, G. G., Morris, Gordon, Harding, Stephen, Wood, Simon, Adams, Gary G., Harding   +13 more
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Effects of seeding material age, storage time, and tuber tissue zone on glucomannan content of Amorphophallus muelleri Blume

International Journal of Plant Biology, 2018
Among members of the genus Amorphophallus in Indonesia, Amorphophallus muelleri produces the highest amounts of glucomannan, which is a fiber carbohydrate that plays a significant role in controlling obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Nunung Harijati, Retno Mastuti, Nurul Chairiyah, Bunga Roosdiana, Siti Aminur Rohmawati   +4 more
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Peningkatan Kelarutan Glukomanan Porang (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) dengan Penggilingan Basah dan Kering

Agritech, 2020
Despite of hydrophilic, glucomannan solubility is so slow that its solubility increase is required for easier, faster, and wider application. This research objective was to find a milling method which can enhance glucomannan solubility with high sol ...
Anny Yanuriati, Dasril Basir
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Pengaruh penambahan arang aktif dengan metode steam blanching terhadap kadar kalsium oksalat dan glukomanan tepung umbi porang (Amorphophallus oncophyllus)

Agrointek, 2023
Porang is one of the plants having high glucomannan content. Porang which glucomannan will experience problems if the porang are processed into food ingredients with the presence of oxalate compounds in the porang. This study aims to determine the effect
Malse Anggia, Ariyetti Ariyetti
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The Effect of Annealing Modification on Increasing Glucomannan Content of Porang (Amorphophallus Muelleri Blume) Flour [PDF]

, 2023
This study aims to determine the effect of annealing on the glucomannan, protein, and water content of porang (Amorphophallus Muelleri Blume) flour. The material was a porang tuber from a farmer in Lubuk Pakam Regency in the second plant period.
Suarti, Budi; Agricultural Products Technology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU), Medan, Indonesia, Setiavani, Gusti; Agricultural Departement, Politeknik Pembangunan Pertanian Medan, Medan, Indonesia   +1 more
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Purification and separation of glucomannan from porang tuber flour (Amorphophallus muelleri) using microwave assisted extraction as an innovative gelatine substituent

Heliyon, 2023
Gelatine is frequently used as a food ingredient. However, Indonesia imports almost all of its gelatine, totaling 3990152 tons annually. Gelatine could be replaced with glucomannan compound which was found in porang tubers.
Badril Azhar, Setiyo Gunawan, Eunike Rhiza Febriana Setyadi, Lailiyah Majidah, Fadlilatul Taufany, Lukman Atmaja, Hakun Wirawasista Aparamarta   +6 more
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Iron Encapsulation by Deacetylated Glucomannan as an Excipient Using the Gelation Method: Characteristics and Controlled Release

Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2022
Research background. Deacetylation and the use of CaCl2 as a gelation agent improve the performance of glucomannan as iron encapsulant. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of deacetylation degree and pH of gelation on the characteristics ...
Dyah H. Wardhani, Fatiha N. Etnanta, Hana N. Ulya, Nita Aryanti   +3 more
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Glucomannan enhanced the macrophage activity in exposure to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): in-vitro study

Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2023
Background and Objectives: The increasing number of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus persuade the need for preventive measures. Glucomannan is a polysaccharide choice for developing immunological strategies.
Melika Khanzadeh Tehrani, Mohammad Hossein Yazdi, Mohammad Reza Pourmand   +2 more
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Detection of Konjac glucomannan by immunoassay

, 2010
Konjac glucomannan is a hydrocolloid that has been used in food applications. The European ban on the use of Konjac glucomannan means that the detection and analysis has potential applications in the food industry, particularly detection of food ...
Hurley, I.P., IRELAND, H. Elyse, Williams, John H. H., Qin, Hongmei, Buyuktuncer, Zehra, Hongmei Qin, Elyse Ireland, H., H. Elyse Ireland, Pickles, Neil A., Berat N. Tosun, Williams, J.H.H., Neil A. Pickles, Ian P. Hurley, John H. H. Williams, Pickles, N.A.; id_orcid, Robert C. Coleman, Zehra Buyuktuncer, Hurley, Ian P., Coleman, R.C., Buyuktuncer, Z., Qin, H., Coleman, Robert C., Tosun, Berat N., Tosun, B.N.   +23 more
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Glucohealth: The potential of porang (Amorphophallus muelleri) acid hydrolysed glucomannan as an inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 interaction with ACE2

Advances in Food Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Agroindustrial Engineering, 2021
The novel SARS-CoV-2 that causing global pandemic COVID-19 known to enter the host cell using the hACE2 as cell receptor. SARS-CoV S1 protein cleaves the ACE2 receptor, then the S2 subunits facilitates the cell membrane fusion, the inhibition of S1-ACE2 ...
Amira Hasnanuha Ulayya, Ahmad Zaki Mubarok, Widodo, Simon Bambang Widjanarko, Marlita Eklesia   +4 more
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