in the present study, physicochemical, rheological and textural properties of beta-glucan (bg) extracted from four iranian hull-less barley lines (ehds4, ehds18, aleli, cam-b) were investigated. two different methods namely, hot water (hw) and acidic (a) were used for extraction of beta-glucan. results showed that the highest amount of beta-glucan belonged to ehds4.the purity of hw extracted be...

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...

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...

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...

sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a phytopathogenicfungus that attacks more than 400 plant species of them medicinal plant. in this study the extract obtained from basal stalk rot of helianthus annuus l., attacked by s. sclerotiorum, was subjected to the analysis of ftir to identify the presence of beta-glucan. ft-ir spectrum showed four ranges of bands in 890 cm-1, two overlap band in 1047 and 1078 ...

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a phytopathogenicfungus that attacks more than 400 plant species of them medicinal plant. In this study the extract obtained from basal stalk rot of Helianthus annuus L., attacked by S. sclerotiorum, was subjected to the analysis of FTIR to identify the presence of beta-glucan. FT-IR spectrum showed four ranges of bands in 890 cm-1, two overlap band in 1047 and 1078 ...

conclusions while bdg assay seems to be a sensitive and specific adjunctive tool to diagnose and monitor the experimental systemic candidiasis, it seems that measuring the positive cutoff value in different laboratory conditions is necessary for favorable establishment of these tests. results all the infected rats were positive with bdg tests. an increasing level of bdg was observed during earl...

Yeast and hyphal walls of Candida albicans were extracted with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Some of the extracted proteins reacted with a specific beta-1,6-glucan antiserum but not with a beta-1,3-glucan antiserum. They lost their beta-1,6-glucan epitope after treatment with ice-cold aqueous hydrofluoric acid, suggesting that beta-1,6-glucan was linked to the protein through a phosphodiester b...

PURPOSE In vitro beta-glucan can enhance tumor cytotoxicity through iC3b receptors on leukocytes. We tested if (1-->3),(1-->4)-beta-D-glucan (beta-glucan) can synergize with anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody (MoAb) 3F8 (mouse IgG3) in therapy of human neuroblastoma xenografts. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Athymic nude mice with established neuroblastoma xenografts were treated with daily i.p. or p.o. beta-...