Pharmacological, structural, and drug delivery properties and applications of 1,3-β-glucans

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 6813-6828

  Lehtovaara, Benjamin C ^a   Gu, Frank X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

1,3 glucans; antitumor; Curdlan; drug delivery; freeze thaw; helix; infection; nanoparticle; nanostructure; polynucleotide; schizophyllan

Indexed keywords

ANTI-TUMORS; CURDLAN; FREEZE-THAW; GLUCANS; HELIX; INFECTION; POLYNUCLEOTIDES; SCHIZOPHYLLAN;

DRUG DELIVERY; FOOD ADDITIVES; GELS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SCAFFOLDS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA GLUCAN; BETA-1,3-GLUCAN; CURDLAN; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GEL; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BETA-GLUCANS; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GELS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79960067387     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf200964u     Document Type: Review

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