OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of soy polysaccharide on fecal weight and humidity in growing rats in relation to cellulose and a Soy formula without dietary fiber. METHODS Twelve, 21-day-old, Wistar male rats, were distributed into three groups and fed AIN-93G ration with varying amounts of dietary fiber: Polysaccharide Group, 5% fiber in the form of soy polysaccharide; Soy Formula Group, 5%...

As white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) can be highly pathogenic in penaeid shrimp, various feed supplements have been tested to help to protect farmed shrimp against WSSV disease. Here a polysaccharide extract from Halophila ovalis (HO) seagrass was added to feeds at concentrations of 0.25, 0.5, and 1.0 g[a1] /kg to assess its ability to protect Black Tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) against WSSV ch...

S.typhimurium is a gram negative bacterium causing serious enteric or extraintestinal infections in human, cattle and birds. These kinds of infections may lead to some permanent or nonpermanent complications like endophthalmitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and osteomyelitis . Multi-resistant strains of S.typhimurium have been reported from several countries, and these infections are a major public...

Postharvest water loss in pepper fruit (Capsicum annuum L.) reduces its shelf life. Fruit texture is one of the most important components quality for consumers. In this study, anatomical traits related to postharvest and were assessed. There was a strong positive relationship between thickness cuticular membrane, weight, total cutin polysaccharide-cutan weight. An amorphous fibrous structure th...

Background: Bioactive compounds such as terpenoids, chondroitin sulfate, and polysaccharides with added value can be found in prestine marine creatures. These compounds often do have highly valuable therapeutic applications such as being antioxidant, antitumorogenic, anti-infl ammatory and anti-angiogenic. For the latter, varieties of angiogenesis factors can suppress this issu...

Sulfated polysaccharides from marine algae are one of the commercially beneficial compounds with a range of pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. They are testified to be effective against free radicals and related health complications. This study aims to determine the antioxidant potential of the sulfated polysaccharide from Sargassum myriocystum, followed by its purification and structu...

Recently there has been an increase in the demand of polysaccharides. Polysaccharides from plants have the advantage over those from animals because of their friendly image towards consumers. A lot of work has been done to study the chemical composition and functionality of polysaccharides. However, there is still place in the polysaccharide market for new sources of plant polysaccharides. Acan...

In this study, the polysaccharide-riched extract from Ganoderma lucidum was obtained by different extraction methods including hot water (HWE), ultrasonic-assisted (UHWE), enzyme-assisted (EAE), and enzyme (UAEE). The total polysaccharide content in UAEE (3.721±0.134%) higher than HWE (1.783±0.156%), UHWE (1.886±0.148%), EAE (2.133±0.139%). G. then evaluated for antioxidant activity 2,2-dipheny...

Small specimens of cariogenic plaque (CP) and non-cariogenic plaque (NCP) from the same tooth were individually dispersed in buffer, divided equally, and incubated for 45 min with [(14)C]sucrose uniformly labeled either in the glucosyl moiety or the fructosyl moiety. Sucrose metabolism was analyzed periodically during an anaerobic incubation at 37 degrees C. Radiochemical techniques were devise...