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Intestinal Absorption of β-Glucans and Their Effect on the Immune System
2020-12-10
Abstract excerpt
β-glucan is a generic term for insoluble dietary fibers exerting various effects on the immune system. As a group, β-glucans are non-cellulose polysaccharides composed of a glucopyranose as the main constituent sugar with β configuration, having a β- (1,3)-linked glucopyranose main chain as a common feature. β-glucans are absorbed through the intestine. Since the 1980s, there have been man...
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- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Galectins and Cancer Biology
- Gut microbiota and health
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
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- 01ccc6ea-9153-5002-a2fb-ffe879632d94
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- 10.20944/preprints202012.0250.v1