"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucans" by people in Profiles.
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Summary for Clinicians: Microbiological Laboratory Testing in the Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in Pulmonary and Critical Care Practice. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 12; 16(12):1473-1477.
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Injection of Urethral Bulking Agents. Urol Clin North Am. 2019 Feb; 46(1):1-15.
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Effect of yeast extract addition to a mineral salts medium containing hydrolyzed plant xylan on fungal pullulan production. Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2018 Jul 26; 73(7-8):319-323.
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Characterization of the Intestinal Lactobacilli Community following Galactooligosaccharides and Polydextrose Supplementation in the Neonatal Piglet. PLoS One. 2015; 10(8):e0135494.
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Effects of infection and disease with Mycobacterium tuberculosis on serum antibody to glucan and arabinomannan: two surface polysaccharides of this pathogen. BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 19; 13:276.
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Generation of a novel mouse model that recapitulates early and adult onset glycogenosis type IV. Hum Mol Genet. 2011 Nov 15; 20(22):4430-9.
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The yeast-phase virulence requirement for a-glucan synthase differs among Histoplasma capsulatum chemotypes. Eukaryot Cell. 2011 Jan; 10(1):87-97.
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Fuzi polysaccharide-1 produces antidepressant-like effects in mice. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2010 Jun; 13(5):623-33.
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Contribution of AmyA, an extracellular alpha-glucan degrading enzyme, to group A streptococcal host-pathogen interaction. Mol Microbiol. 2009 Oct; 74(1):159-174.
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Molecular characterization of group A Streptococcus maltodextrin catabolism and its role in pharyngitis. Mol Microbiol. 2008 Jul; 69(2):436-52.