A new colorimetric method to quantify β-1,3-1,6-glucans in comparison with total β-1,3-glucans in edible mushrooms

Food Chemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 791-796

  Nitschke, Jörg ^a   Modick, Hendrik ^a   Busch, Ekkehard ^b   Von Rekowski, Reimund Wantoch ^b   Altenbach, Hans Josef ^a   Mölleken, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b Mykomax GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glucan; Congo red; Mushrooms; Spectroscopy; Triple helix

Indexed keywords

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS; COLORIMETRIC METHODS; CONGO RED; EDIBLE MUSHROOM; FLUORIMETRIC METHOD; FRUITING BODIES; GLUCAN CONTENT; GLUCANS; MUSHROOMS; TERTIARY STRUCTURES; TRIPLE HELIXES;

AZO DYES; COLORIMETRY; FUNGI;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA 1,6 GLUCAN; CONGO RED;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDIBLE MUSHROOM; FLAMMULINA VELUTIPES; FLUOROMETRY; FRUITING BODY; GRIFOLA FRONDOSA; HYPSIZYGUS TESSULATUS; LENTINULA EDODES; MORCHELLA ESCULENTA; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PLEUROTUS ERYNGII; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; PLEUROTUS PULMONARIUS; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; TRIPLE HELIX;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 79952317854     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.12.149     Document Type: Article

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