Edible Mushrooms and Beta-Glucans: Impact on Human Health
Edible Mushrooms and Beta-Glucans: Impact on Human Health
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Basel: MDPI AG
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Mushroom cell walls are rich in β-glucans, long or short-chain polymers of glucose subunits with β-1,3 and β-1,6 linkages, that are responsible for the linear and branching structures, respectively. β-glucans from cereals, at variance, have no 1,6 linkages nor branching structures. Both immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of mushrooms ha...
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Edible Mushrooms and Beta-Glucans: Impact on Human Health
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8308413
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8308413
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2072-6643
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2072-6643
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10.3390/nu13072195
