β-Glucans

Emma J. Murphy; Emanuele Rezoagli; Ian Major; Neil Rowan; John G. Laffey

doi:10.3390/encyclopedia1030064

Encyclopedia (Aug 2021)

β-Glucans

Emma J. Murphy,
Emanuele Rezoagli,
Ian Major,
Neil Rowan,
John G. Laffey

Affiliations

Emma J. Murphy: Bioscience Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
Emanuele Rezoagli: Lung Biology Group, Regenerative Medicine Institute at CURAM Centre for Medical Devices, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
Ian Major: Materials Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
Neil Rowan: Bioscience Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
John G. Laffey: Lung Biology Group, Regenerative Medicine Institute at CURAM Centre for Medical Devices, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia1030064
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 3
pp. 831 – 847

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β-glucans are complex polysaccharides that are found in several plants and foods, including mushrooms. β-glucans display an array of potentially therapeutic properties.

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ISSN: 2673-8392 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/encyclopedia

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