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Polysaccharides

Known as: glycan, Polysaccharides [Chemical/Ingredient], Polysaccharide 
A large carbohydrate molecule. It contains many small sugar molecules that are joined chemically.
National Institutes of Health

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Active Hexose Correlated CompoundCME-1 polysaccharide, Cordyceps sinensisDT-5461aDietary Polysaccharide
Process of secretionagonistsantagonists & inhibitorschemical synthesis

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2009
Highly Cited
2009
A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins
The human distal gut harbours a vast ensemble of microbes (the microbiota) that provide important metabolic capabilities… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Metagenomic Analysis of the Human Distal Gut Microbiome
The human intestinal microbiota is composed of 1013 to 1014 microorganisms whose collective genome (“microbiome”) contains at… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
An Immunomodulatory Molecule of Symbiotic Bacteria Directs Maturation of the Host Immune System
Review
2004
Review
2004
Carbohydrate-binding modules: fine-tuning polysaccharide recognition.
The enzymic degradation of insoluble polysaccharides is one of the most important reactions on earth. Despite this, glycoside… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Antibody neutralization and escape by HIV-1
Neutralizing antibodies (Nab) are a principal component of an effective human immune response to many pathogens, yet their role… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Medicinal mushrooms as a source of antitumor and immunomodulating polysaccharides
  • S. Wasser
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • 2002
  • Corpus ID: 13364073
Abstract. The number of mushrooms on Earth is estimated at 140,000, yet maybe only 10% (approximately 14,000 named species) are… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Short-chain fatty acids and human colonic function: roles of resistant starch and nonstarch polysaccharides.
Resistant starch (RS) is starch and products of its small intestinal digestion that enter the large bowel. It occurs for various… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Acute-phase proteins and other systemic responses to inflammation.
A large number of changes, distant from the site or sites of inflammation and involving many organ systems, may accompany… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Methods for dietary fiber, neutral detergent fiber, and nonstarch polysaccharides in relation to animal nutrition.
There is a need to standardize the NDF procedure. Procedures have varied because of the use of different amylases in attempts to… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances
Simple sugars, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and their derivatives, including the methyl ethers with free or potentially… 
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