Polysaccharides (/ˌpɒliˈsækəraɪd/), or polycarbohydrates, are the most abundant carbohydrates found in food. They are long-chain polymeric carbohydrates...
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Polysaccharide-K (Krestin, PSK) is a protein-bound polysaccharide isolated from the mycelium of Trametes versicolor. PSK is one of the most commonly used...
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Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, sold under the brand name Pneumovax 23, is a pneumococcal vaccine that is used for the prevention of pneumococcal...
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Bacterial capsule (redirect from Polysaccharide encapsulated bacteria)
bacterial capsule is a large structure common to many bacteria. It is a polysaccharide layer that lies outside the cell envelope, and is thus deemed part of...
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glucosyl residue. Branched levan tends to be more stable than linear polysaccharides. However, the amount of branching and length of polymerization tends...
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Hib vaccine (section Polysaccharide vaccine)
unconjugated polysaccharide vaccine, called PRP. This vaccine was first marketed in the United States in 1985. Similar to other unconjugated polysaccharide vaccines...
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Heparinoid (redirect from Sulfated polysaccharides)
pharmacologically related to heparin. They include oligosaccharides and sulfated polysaccharides of plant, animal, or synthetic origin. Multiple scientific studies...
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Pneumococcal vaccine (section Polysaccharide vaccine)
There are two types of pneumococcal vaccines: conjugate vaccines and polysaccharide vaccines. They are given by injection either into a muscle or just under...
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The Vi capsular polysaccharide vaccine (or ViCPS) is a typhoid vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization for the prevention of typhoid (another...
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chemical groups: monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides and disaccharides, the smallest (lower molecular weight)...
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Polysaccharide peptide (PSP) is a protein-bound polysaccharide extracted from the edible mushroom Coriolus versicolor. PSP is currently in the animal-testing...
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Xanthan gum (category Polysaccharides)
Xanthan gum (/ˈzænθən/) is a polysaccharide with many industrial uses, including as a common food additive. It is an effective thickening agent and stabilizer...
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Extracellular polymeric substance (redirect from Extracellular polysaccharide)
multifunctional polysaccharides including intracellular polysaccharides, structural polysaccharides and extracellular polysaccharides or exopolysaccharides...
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Trametes versicolor (section Polysaccharide-K extract)
magnification T. versicolor, pale variety List of Trametes species Polysaccharide-K Polysaccharide peptide Medicinal fungi Sisson, Liv; Vigus, Paula (2023). Fungi...
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Dietary fiber (redirect from Non-starch polysaccharide)
the risk of several diseases. Dietary fiber consists of non-starch polysaccharides and other plant components such as cellulose, resistant starch, resistant...
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Polysaccharide A (PSA) is a polysaccharide produced by the Gram-negative bacterium Bacteroides fragilis. B.fragilis produces eight identified distinct...
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Equine polysaccharide storage myopathy (EPSM, PSSM, EPSSM) is a hereditary glycogen storage disease of horses that causes exertional rhabdomyolysis. It...
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Lipopolysaccharide (redirect from Core polysaccharide)
(LPS) are large molecules consisting of three parts: an outer core polysaccharide termed the O-antigen, an inner core oligosaccharide and Lipid A (from...
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Homopolysaccharide (category Polysaccharides)
Homopolysaccharides are polysaccharides composed of a single type of sugar monomer. For example, cellulose is an unbranched homopolysaccharide made up...
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serogroups, classified according to the antigenic structure of their polysaccharide capsule.[medical citation needed] Six serogroups, A, B, C, Y, W-135...
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Polysaccharide–protein conjugates may have better solubility and stability, reduced immunogenicity, prolonged circulation time, and enhanced targeting...
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Capsular-polysaccharide endo-1,3-α-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.87, polysaccharide depolymerase, capsular polysaccharide galactohydrolase) is an enzyme with...
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Mannans (redirect from Mannan (polysaccharide))
containing the sugar mannose as a principal component. They are a type of polysaccharide found in hemicellulose, a major source of biomass found in higher plants...
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Sugars in wine (redirect from Wine polysaccharide)
wine pressing. The technique allows for a better extraction of wine polysaccharides. Gluconic acid – an acid sugar found in wine J. Robinson (ed) The Oxford...
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response to the weak antigen. Most commonly, the weak antigen is a polysaccharide that is attached to strong protein antigen. However, peptide/protein...
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Arabinogalactan (redirect from AG polysaccharides)
Bhamidi S (2009). "Mycobacterial Cell Wall Arabinogalactan". Bacterial Polysaccharides: Current Innovations and Future Trends. Caister Academic Press....
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Aloe vera (redirect from Aloe Mucilaginous Polysaccharides)
potted plant. The leaves of Aloe vera contain significant amounts of the polysaccharide gel acemannan, which can be used for topical purposes. Aloe skin contains...
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and the cell cycle. In land plants, the primary cell wall comprises polysaccharides like cellulose, hemicelluloses, and pectin. Often, other polymers such...
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containing lipopolysaccharides (LPS, which consists of lipid A, core polysaccharide, and O antigen) in its outer leaflet and phospholipids in the inner...
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often polysaccharide-based and is most frequently associated with woody plants, particularly under the bark or as a seed coating. The polysaccharide material...
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