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β-D-Glucan from barley

≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

beta-Glucan

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Linear Formula:
(C6H10O5)n
CAS Number:
9041-22-9
MDL number:
MFCD00466918
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
329799952
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

plant (barley)

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to faint yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-4-7(22)8(23)12(27)17(31-4)34-15-6(3-21)32-18(13(28)10(15)25)33-14-5(2-20)30-16(29)11(26)9(14)24/h4-29H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10-,11-,12-,13-,14?,15?,16+,17+,18+/m1/s1

InChI key

FYGDTMLNYKFZSV-URKRLVJHSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

β-D-Glucan is a biomarker used for the fungal infection, candidiasis. In a clinical study β-D-glucan levels were found to have possible usefulness in the prediction of patient outcomes.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Siraya Jaijakul et al.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 55(4), 521-526 (2012-05-11)
(1,3)-β-D-glucan (BG) is a biomarker for invasive candidiasis (IC). The usefulness of BG level as a prognostic marker of treatment outcome is not well characterized. Two hundred fifty-seven patients with proven IC were enrolled in an anidulafungin study. Clinical and
Yan Li et al.
International journal of biological macromolecules, 117, 287-293 (2018-05-31)
Skeletal muscles plays a crucial role in metabolism and exercise. Fuctional β-glucan is polysaccharide that is found in the cell walls of cereal, which is known to reduce cholesterol and lipid, prevent diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. In an attempt
Lin Zeng et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 165, 78-87 (2018-09-08)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate investigate the effects of β-glucan on oxidative stress, inflammation and copper transport in two intestinal regions of large yellow croaker under acute copper stress. Fish were injected with β-glucan at a
Ibrahim Torktaz et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 102(19), 8389-8402 (2018-08-04)
The celH gene from Clostridium thermocellum encodes a protein containing 900 residues and three components, including Cel5E, Lic26a, and carbohydrate-binding domains. Cel5E is a member of the glycoside hydrolase-5 family and is a bifunctional xylanase/cellulase enzyme. We targeted a semi-hydrophobic
Kandasamy Saravanakumar et al.
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, 203, 111728-111728 (2019-12-22)
This work reports the optimization, synthesis, characterization, anticancer, and antibacterial activity of the Trichoderma-β-D-glucan‑zinc oxide nanoparticles (T-β-D-glu-ZnO NPs). Firstly, the T-ZnO NPs was synthesized using the fungal mycellial water extract (FWME) derived from T. harzianum (SKCGW009) under the optimized condition

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