"Glucans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Polysaccharides composed of repeating glucose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.
Descriptor ID |
D005936
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MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.562 D09.698.365
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Concept/Terms |
Glucans- Glucans
- Glucose Polymer
- Polymer, Glucose
- Polyglucoses
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucans" by people in Profiles.
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Prognostic Impact of Negative Serum (1,3)-ß-D-glucan in Patients With Candidemia. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 08 14; 71(4):1124-1126.
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Cell-wall dyes interfere with Cryptococcus neoformans melanin deposition. Microbiology (Reading). 2018 08; 164(8):1012-1022.
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Preparation of a novel soluble inducer by cellobiase-release microcapsules and its application in cellulase production. J Biotechnol. 2018 Aug 10; 279:22-26.
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Galacto-Oligosaccharide/Polidextrose Enriched Formula Protects against Respiratory Infections in Infants at High Risk of Atopy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2018 Mar 01; 10(3).
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[Icodextrin: What arguments for and against its use as an osmotic agent in peritoneal dialysis]. Nephrol Ther. 2018 Jun; 14(4):201-206.
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Structural insights into the substrate specificity of a glycoside hydrolase family 5 lichenase from Caldicellulosiruptor sp. F32. Biochem J. 2017 09 26; 474(20):3373-3389.
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Antibodies against a ß-glucan-protein complex of Candida albicans and its potential as indicator of protective immunity in candidemic patients. Sci Rep. 2017 06 02; 7(1):2722.
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Polyglucose nanoparticles with renal elimination and macrophage avidity facilitate PET imaging in ischaemic heart disease. Nat Commun. 2017 01 16; 8:14064.
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Phylogenomically guided identification of industrially relevant GH1 ß-glucosidases through DNA synthesis and nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry. ACS Chem Biol. 2014 Sep 19; 9(9):2082-91.
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Immune sensing of Candida albicans requires cooperative recognition of mannans and glucans by lectin and Toll-like receptors. J Clin Invest. 2006 Jun; 116(6):1642-50.