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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Enhancement of β-Glucan Biological Activity Using a Modified Acid-Base Extraction Method from

Enas Mahmoud Amer, Saber H Saber, Ahmad Abo Markeb, Amal A Elkhawaga, Islam M A Mekhemer, Abdel-Naser A Zohri, Turki S Abujamel, Steve Harakeh, Elham A Abd-Allah

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Enas Mahmoud AmerBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0624-0171
Saber H SaberLaboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-1296-2023
Ahmad Abo MarkebChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-4385-0198
Amal A ElkhawagaMedical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.
Islam M A MekhemerChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.
Abdel-Naser A ZohriBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6503-7133
Turki S AbujamelVaccines and Immunotherapy Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center (KFMRC), King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Steve HarakehDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Elham A Abd-AllahZoology Department, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, El-Kharga 72511, Egypt.
Assiut University · EGKing Abdulaziz University · SASouth Valley University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beta glucan (β-glucan) has promising bioactive properties. Consequently, the use of β-glucan as a food additive is favored with the dual-purpose potential of increasing the fiber content of food products and enhancing their health properties. Our aim was to evaluate the biological activity of β-glucan (antimicrobial, antitoxic, immunostimulatory, and anticancer) extracted from

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Liquid-Liquid ExtractionAcidsAnti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisbeta-GlucansCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansImmunologic FactorsImmunomodulationLeukocytes, MononuclearMicrobial Sensitivity TestsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeAcidsAnti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic Agentsbeta-GlucansImmunologic Factorsantimicrobial and anticancer activitiesdetoxification abilityimmunomodulatory effectSaccharomyces cerevisiaeβ-glucan

Identifiers

PMID33917024
PMCPMC8067753
OpenAlexW3148378225

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