A mushroom-derived polysaccharide and a simple plant phenolic compound each reduced bone deterioration in a preclinical mouse ...

A crude polysaccharide from Poria cocos boosted the gut survival of three probiotic strains and enhanced their anti-colitic ...

Biomolecules are naturally occurring molecules that form the basis of living systems. They are widely used in the production of a diverse range of materials. One such widely used biomolecule is ...

Why a 30% increase in good gut bacteria delays brain aging by 51%It has been revealed that the polysaccharide PSP-1-1, extracted from steamed Polygonatum (Huangjing), increases beneficial gut bacteria ...

Bioactive polysaccharides deserve far more attention than they receive. Oats, barley, legumes, mushrooms, flaxseed, rice bran, and aloe vera all supply them, and almost nobody eats enough of them.

Cellulose, hemicellulose, and chitin are Earth’s most abundant biopolymers, yet their crystalline structure makes them highly recalcitrant, creating a bottleneck in the global carbon cycle and the ...

Most of the carbon fixed by plants through photosynthesis is ultimately stored in the cell wall, primarily in the form of polysaccharides such as cellulose, xylan, and glucomannan. Yet how plants ...

Polysaccharide-encapsulated organisms are the leading cause of bacterial meningitis and pneumonia in children. The use of protein–polysaccharide conjugate vaccines in developed countries over the past ...

In Gram-negative bacteria, which include some of the most devastating human pathogens, just two mechanisms for the export of polysaccharides have been identified so far. Now a research team has ...

Polysaccharides—long chains of simple sugars—play central roles in biological systems, including supporting cell structure, storing chemical energy, and regulating cell recognition. But synthesizing ...

A record in carbohydrate synthesis has been broken: Researchers have synthesized a glycan nearly twice as large as, and more complex than, any made before. The polysaccharide, called an ...

Polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases have been developed that comprise chiral selectors immobilized on their support rather than being physically coated. These materials are completely ...