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Acetylation and Sugar Composition Influence the (In)Solubility of Plant β-Mannans and Their Interaction with Cellulose Surfaces

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2020
Plant β-mannans are complex heteropolysaccharides that represent an abundant resource from lignocellulosic biomass.
Saina Kishani, Jakob Wohlert, Gunnar Henriksson   +2 more
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Unusual molecular architecture of a human gut microbiota β-mannanase reveals a new CBM family [PDF]

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
β-mannans are plant structural and storage polysaccharides prevalent in the human diet. Their degradation in the gastrointestinal tract is mediated by the human gut microbiota (HGM) through expression of a plethora of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes)
Natalia Łoś, Ieva Lelėnaitė, William G. T. Willats, Nicolas Terrapon, Ana Lorena Morales-García, Hamish C. L. Yau, Elisabeth C. Lowe, David N. Bolam   +7 more
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Discovery of an Internal α-1,3-Linkage-Containing Manno-Oligosaccharide in the O-Linked Cell Wall Mannan of Two Candida parapsilosis Complex Species via a Benanomicin A-Based Purification Method [PDF]

Microorganisms
Cell wall mannan samples were prepared from a single strain of each Candida parapsilosis complex species (C. parapsilosis sensu stricto, C. orthopsilosis, and C. metapsilosis) using benanomicin A, an antibiotic with lectin-like activity.
Kei Higashijima, Takuya Kuraoka, Norihiko Fujimatsu, Akihiro Ambo, Fumie Ito, Yukiko Ogawa, Hidemitsu Kobayashi   +6 more
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Application of novel analytical ultracentrifuge analysis to solutions of fungal mannans [PDF]

European Biophysics Journal, 2016
Polysaccharides, the most abundant biopolymers, are required for a host of activities in lower organisms, animals, and plants. Their solution characterization is challenging due to their complex shape, heterogeneity, and size.
R. B. Gillis, G. Adams, David T. M. Besong, E. Machová, A. Ebringerová, A. Rowe, S. Harding, T. Patel   +7 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Mannans: Obtaining from the cell walls of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast and assessing their adjuvant properties in a subunit vaccine model

Acta Biomedica Scientifica
Background. Polysaccharides are known to possess adjuvant properties, they are biodegradable, safe, and are of low-labor production. In this regard, the development of polysaccharide-based adjuvants is an urgent task.The aim.
T. I. Esina, E. A. Volosnikova, D. N. Shcherbakov, N. V. Volkova, A. V. Zaykovskaya, G. G. Shimina, E. D. Danilenko   +6 more
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Antigenic Relatedness between Mannans from Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii Spherules and Mycelia

Journal of Fungi
Immunoassays for cell wall mannans that are excreted into serum and urine have been used as an aid in the diagnosis of many disseminated fungal infections, including coccidioidomycosis.
Amanda R. Burnham-Marusich, Kathleen R. Zayac, John N. Galgiani, Lourdes Lewis, Thomas R. Kozel   +4 more
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Mannans and endo-β-mannanases (MAN) in Brachypodium distachyon: expression profiling and possible role of the BdMAN genes during coleorhiza-limited seed germination [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Botany, 2015
Highlight Mannans present in the coleorhiza and root of Brachypodium seeds disappear early during germination sensu-stricto, while mannanase activity increases and three BdMAN transcripts are localized in these tissues.
Virginia González-Calle, Cristina Barrero-Sicilia, P. Carbonero, Raquel Iglesias-Fernández   +3 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

β-mannans Don't Feed the Problem: β-mannans in pig and poultry diets. How much of an issue are they in the UK? [PDF]

, 2023
Animals, including humans, obtain the energy required for their bodily function through ingestion of protein, fat and carbohydrates. Whilst fats have the greatest energy density, by volume within typical rations farmed animals including pigs and poultry ...
Houdijk, JGM; id_orcid
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Rapid synthesis of α(1,2)-d-mannans on the surface of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and their nitric oxide-inducing activities

Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2023
The mannose cap motif, which consists of short-chain α(1,2)-d-mannans located on the non-reducing end of Mycobacterium tuberculosis’ mannose-capped lipoarabinomannan (ManLAM), exhibits strong binding affinities toward the lectins on mammalian host cells.
Nutchapong Suwanwong, Jaruwan Chatwichien, Somsak Ruchirawat, Siwarutt Boonyarattanakalin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does supplementing β-mannanase modulate the feed-induced immune response and gastrointestinal ecology in poultry and pigs? An appraisal

Frontiers in Animal Science, 2022
The provision of adequate and balanced nutrients is critical for efficient and profitable animal protein production. However, non-nutritive components in feedstuffs can elicit responses that can negatively impact nutrient utilization efficiency.
Elijah G. Kiarie, Samantha Steelman, Marco Martinez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source