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Glucans

Known as: polyglucose, Glucose Polymer, Polyglucoses 
Polysaccharides composed of repeating glucose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.
National Institutes of Health

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(1-6)-glucopyranosyl laminatriose1,4-glucanCyclodextrinsGlycogen
In BloodProcess of secretionagonistsantagonists & inhibitors

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Polysaccharideshexosan

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Bacterial and fungal agents in house dust and wheeze in children: the PARSIFAL study
Background Growing up on a farm and an anthroposophic lifestyle are associated with a lower prevalence of allergic diseases in… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Curdlan and other bacterial (1-->3)-beta-D-glucans.
Three structural classes of (1-->3)-beta-D-glucans are encountered in some important soil-dwelling, plant-associated or human… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System in Children
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Expression of early nodulin genes in alfalfa mycorrhizae indicates that signal transduction pathways used in forming arbuscular mycorrhizae and Rhizobium-induced nodules may be conserved.
Transcripts for two genes expressed early in alfalfa nodule development (MsENOD40 and MsENOD2) are found in mycorrhizal roots… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Activation of human monocytes by streptococcal rhamnose glucose polymers is mediated by CD14 antigen, and mannan binding protein inhibits TNF-alpha release.
The present work was initiated to define mechanisms that account for the binding on human monocytes of streptococcal cell wall… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Chiral separation by capillary electrophoresis with oligosaccharides.
Review
1992
Review
1992
Oxidation of Carbohydrate Ingested During Prolonged Endurance Exercise
SummaryClassic studies conducted in the 1920s and 1930s established that the consumption of a high carbohydrate (CHO) diet before… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Metabolism and performance following carbohydrate ingestion late in exercise.
To determine whether a single carbohydrate feeding could rapidly restore and maintain plasma glucose availability late in… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Some characteristics of histamine secretion from rat peritoneal mast cells stimulated with nerve growth factor.
Nerve growth factor (NGF) isolated from mouse submandibular gland or from snake venom produced a dose‐dependent release of… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Properties of human intestinal glucoamylase.
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