Introduction β-Glucans are a group of naturally occurring polysaccharides which are widely distributed in bacteria, fungi, algae, and cereals, in which they are part of the cell wall structure and ...

Linear beta-1,3-glucan and the small particle size (1-3 microns) interact directly with immune cells, whereas the mix of beta-1,3/1,6-glucan and other cell material from yeast clump together.

Beta glucan comprises 2.3–8.5% of raw, whole oats, mostly concentrated in the oat bran (15, 16). Oat beta glucans are known to lower cholesterol levels and increase bile acid production.

For in-vitro experiments the mushrooms extracted glucans were dissolved in the solvent dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to a final concentration of 5 mg/ml of the beta glucan extract in a water bath for 1 h ...

Beta glucan is in a functional food market that generates several billion dollars in annual sales. Whole oats are the chief source of the health-imparting fibre, a fact not lost on U.S. oat breeders.