.BETA.-Glucan Synthases from Cultured Plant Cells.

Health from grain: oat beta-glucan

Lantmännen is a Swedish cooperative owned by 27,000 farmers. Research has always been regarded as important within the cooperative; therefore, Lantmännen has its own research foundation allowing for investment in both external and internal research. Oats are one food crop that has been studied because its components have possible health effects. It has been known since the nineteenth century th...

Cryopreservation of Cultured Plant Cells

Undifferentiated cell cultures of higher plants are important genetic resources used extensively in cytological, physiological, and molecular biological studies. The development of a reliable and cost-effective method for the maintenance of cultured cells is required to minimize the risk of losing cell lines to disease, contamination, and technical errors, as well as the risk of changes in morp...

What Is Beta Glucan ?

Plant Cells and Plants Expressing Chemeric Isoprenoid Synthases

Mitochondrial Toxicity of Depleted Uranium: Protection by Beta-Glucan

Considerable evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to the toxicity of uranyl acetate (UA), a soluble salt of depleted uranium (DU). We examined the ability of the two antioxidants, beta-glucan and butylated hydroxyl toluene (BHT), to prevent UA-induced mitochondrial dysfunction using rat-isolated kidney mitochondria. Beta-glucan (150 nM) and BHT (20 nM) attenuated UA-indu...