Beta-Glucan in Foods and Health Benefits

• Daljnji autori: Aoe, Seiichiro (Urednik), Morita, Tatsuya (Urednik), Ohno, Naohito (Urednik)
• Format: Elektronički Poglavlje knjige
• Jezik: engleski
• Izdano: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Teme: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; humans; oat β-glucan; acute glycemic response; dietary fiber; preload; carbohydrates; β-1; 3-glucan; Euglena gracilis; Ca2+ signaling; intestinal epithelial cell; intravital imaging; small intestine; immune system; barley; β-glucan; microarray; short chain fatty acids; lipid metabolism.; low molecular weight; fermentation; prebiotics; Autreobasidium pullulans; 3-1; 6-glucan; physiological function; oat beta-glucan; colitis; Crohn's disease; apoptosis; autophagy; TLRs; Dectin-1; rats; L cell; glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1); glucose tolerance; short-chain fatty acids; sIgA; microbiota; randomized clinical trial; symptoms; gastrointestinal tract; musculo-skeletal system; oats; oatmeal; beta-glucan; beta glucan; health claim; regulation; food-health relationship; gastritis; inflammatory process; antioxidant properties; paramylon; abdominal fat; DNA microarray; gene ontology; PPAR signaling; n/a
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Sažetak

This Special Issue entitled "β-glucan in foods and health benefits" reports on the health benefits of indigestible carbohydrates with respect to metabolic diseases and immune functions. The effects of β-glucan have been investigated through the use isolated preparations or natural dietary fibers from whole grain cereals and brans, yeasts, or Euglena. This Special Issue includes original research articles that are based on human intervention studies that address the effects of β-glucan on metabolic diseases and immune function-related markers as well as in vitro and in vivo studies. It also reviews the health benefits of β-glucans in humans.

Opis fizičkog objekta

1 electronic resource (194 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-5108-1
9783036551074
9783036551081

Pristup

Open Access