The soluble fiber (1→3),(1→4)-β-D-glucan has been identified as an active component of oat (Avena sativa L.) that lowers serum cholesterol, reduces the risk of heart disease and colon cancer, and alleviates the symptoms of diabetes. Those beneficial effects may be caused by the ability of β-glucan to generate viscosity in the digestive system. The objective of this study was to estimate the gen...

Fig. 1. Effect of mutastein on the formation of artificial plaque on Nichrome-steel wires by Streptococcus mutans 671 5. Experimental conditions were described in the text. 1; Control, 2; 15 ^g/ml mutastein, 3; 50 ^g/ml mutastein. It is believed to be a significant step for the induction of dental caries that cariogenic Streptococcus mutans synthesizes adhesive, insoluble glucan from sucrose an...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The present study investigated the hypothesis that a highly pure linear β-1,3-glucan produced by Agrobacterium sp. R259 enhances human natural killer (NK) cell activity and suppresses pro-inflammatory cytokines. SUBJECTS/METHODS In an eight-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 83 healthy adults with white blood cell counts of 4,000-8,000 cel...

The β-glucanase enzyme is an protein that can hydrolyze β-glucan, one of the main components fungal cell wall. This produced by several bacteria, which B. subtilis. three-dimensional (3D) structure proteins necessary to understand their properties and functions proteins. Enzyme be analyzed for function using in silico method. study aims detect gene from subtilis W3.15 analyze it methods this re...

The soluble fibre (1 ! 3)(1 ! 4)-b-D-glucan attenuates postprandial glycaemic responses when administered in solution. This attenuating effect is strengthened when solution viscosity is increased by increasing the b-glucan dose or molecular weight (MW). The effect of varying solution viscosity by changing solution volume, without changing the b-glucan dose or MW, on glycaemic responses was dete...

The soluble fibre (1 → 3)(1 → 4)-β-D-glucan attenuates postprandial glycaemic responses when administered in solution. This attenuating effect is strengthened when solution viscosity is increased by increasing the β-glucan dose or molecular weight (MW). The effect of varying solution viscosity by changing solution volume, without changing the β-glucan dose or MW, on glycaemic responses was dete...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of beta-D-glucan on the experimental diabetic rat colon anastomosis model. BACKGROUND Beta-D-glucan is a commonly used macrophage activator and promotes wound healing by increasing macrophage infiltration into the wound. The decrease in the function of macrophages and impaired wound healing can be observed in diabetes mellitus (D...

Immunomodulators like β-glucans have attracted considerable attention as potential alternatives to the prophylactic use of antibiotics. Despite increasing research, little is known about their regulatory influence on immune function in poultry. Two studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of a yeast-derived β-glucan (Auxoferm YGT) on gene expression of T helper cytokines in the intestine....

The killer toxin from Pichia membranifaciens CYC 1106, a yeast isolated from fermenting olive brines, binds primarily to the (136)-b-D-glucan of the cell wall of a sensitive yeast (Candida boidinii IGC 3430). The (136)-b-D-glucan was purified from cell walls of C. boidinii by alkali and hot-acetic acid extraction, a procedure which solubilizes glucans. The major fraction of receptor activity re...