Glycoside hydrolases active on microbial exopolysaccharide α-glucans: structures and function.
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DOI: 10.1042/ebc20220219
Abstract: Glucose is the most abundant monosaccharide in nature and is an important energy source for living organisms. Glucose exists primarily as oligomers or polymers and organisms break it down and consume it. Starch is an… read more here.
Keywords: exopolysaccharide glucans; microbial glucan; microbial exopolysaccharide; glucan degrading ... See more keywords
Curdlan, a Microbial β-Glucan, Has Contrasting Effects on Autoimmune and Viral Models of Multiple Sclerosis
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.805302
Abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by inflammatory demyelination and axonal degeneration in the central nervous system (CNS). Bacterial and fungal infections have been associated with the development of MS; microbial components that… read more here.
Keywords: curdlan; microbial glucan; axonal degeneration; curdlan microbial ... See more keywords