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    Glucomannan is a water-soluble polysaccharide that is considered a dietary fiber. It is a hemicellulose component in the cell walls of some plant species...
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    linked backbone and α(1-2) and α(1-3) linked glucose branches, hence "glucomannan". It is water soluble. It is serologically similar to structures found...
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    and noodles. The dried corm of the konjac plant contains around 40% glucomannan gum. This polysaccharide makes konjac jelly a viscous substance that...
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  • obesity under the brand name "Evekeo". Methylphenidate Cocaine Caffeine Glucomannan Leptin Lisdexamphetamine - US FDA approved for the treatment of binge-eating...
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  • enzymology, a glucomannan 4-beta-mannosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.32) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction GDP-mannose + (glucomannan)n ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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    Shirataki noodles are made from 97% water and 3% konjac, which contains glucomannan, a water-soluble dietary fiber. They are very low in digestible carbohydrates...
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    militaris). These tubers contain a nutritious, starchy polysaccharide called glucomannan. Salep flour is consumed in beverages and desserts, especially in the...
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    fully fermented within the intestinal tract (guar gum, beta-glucan, glucomannan and pectins), but some viscous fibers are minimally or not fermented...
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  • chronic constipation: effect of glucomannan". The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 84 (8): 888–91. PMID 2547312. "Glucomannan". Drugs.com. 23 May 2022....
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    developmental stage. Narcissus also contain fructans and low molecular weight glucomannan in the leaves and plant stems. Fragrances are predominantly monoterpene...
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  • and increased ratings of satiety. Other soluble fiber forms such as glucomannan have also been studied in relationship to blood sugar and fat digestion...
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    known. Important examples include xylan, glucuronoxylan, arabinoxylan, glucomannan, and xyloglucan. Hemicelluloses are polysaccharides often associated...
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    konnyaku (コンニャク), a Japanese thickening agent and edible jelly containing glucomannan.[citation needed] Some species are called voodoo-lily, as are some species...
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    Chasanah, Uswatun (25 September 2020). "Modified arrowroot starch and glucomannan for preserving physicochemical properties of sweet bread". Ciência e...
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    Dipterocarpaceae trees obtained from non-marine botanical resources Uncharged Glucomannan E425 from the konjac plant obtained from non-marine botanical resources...
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    collagen) Commercial jellies used in East Asian cuisines include the glucomannan polysaccharide gum used to make "lychee cups" from the konjac plants...
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  • with or without hypercholesterolemia". Another soluble fiber, konjac glucomannan, reduces LDL by 10 percent. There are two sources of cholesterol in the...
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  • Phytophaga degrade 3 main substances: amorphous cellulose, xyloglucan and glucomannan. It was also composed of fungal sequences, acquired by gene transfer...
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    Buckinghamshire. Orchis militaris contains the nutritious polysaccharide glucomannan, and is one of the original species of orchid whose ground-up roots are...
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  • decomposition, producing enzymes primarily dedicated to degradation of xylan, glucomannan, and callose (common components of hemicellulose) rather than cellulose...
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  • Fibers in a preload stimulate a feeling of fullness in the stomach. The glucomannan fiber preload is approved for weight control by European Food Safety...
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    orchids. It contains a nutritious starch-like polysaccharide called glucomannan. In some magical traditions, its root is called Adam and Eve Root. It...
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    by T-2 toxin in chickens. Similarly, co-supplementation of modified glucomannans and selenium in the diets of chickens also consuming T-2 toxin, reduced...
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    Bioavailability of FB1 can be reduced by treating fumonisin-contaminated corn with glucomannans extracted from the cell wall of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These...
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  • growth on arabinan (a pectin), arabinoxylan (wheat), xylan, xyloglucan, glucomannan, galactomannan, B-glucan, lichenin, and laminarin. They do grow on host-derived...
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  • phosphorylase EC 2.4.1.31: laminaribiose phosphorylase EC 2.4.1.32: glucomannan 4-β-mannosyltransferase EC 2.4.1.33: mannuronan synthase EC 2.4.1.34:...
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    binds to beta-1,4-mannooligosaccharides, carob galactomannan, and konjac glucomannan, but not to cellulose (insoluble and soluble) or soluble birchwood xylan...
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  • various chemical compounds including, alkali-soluble polysaccharides. Glucomannan, consisting of glucose and mannose was found. In 2011, a study was carried...
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  • hydrolysis of (1→4)-β-D-mannosidic linkages in mannans, galactomannans and glucomannans. The cleavage occurs at random internal sites within the chain, as denoted...
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    Chasanah, Uswatun (25 September 2020). "Modified arrowroot starch and glucomannan for preserving physicochemical properties of sweet bread". Ciência e...
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