Understanding yeast shells: structure, properties and applications

• Main Authors: Larissa Silva de Macêdo (Author), Samara Sousa de Pinho (Author), Anna Jéssica Duarte Silva (Author), Ingrid Andrêssa de Moura (Author), Benigno Cristofer Flores Espinoza (Author), Maria da Conceição Viana Invenção (Author), Pedro Vinícius Silva Novis (Author), Marco Antonio Turiah Machado da Gama (Author), Matheus do Nascimento Carvalho (Author), Lígia Rosa Sales Leal (Author), Bruna Isabel Santos Cruz (Author), Beatriz Mendonça Alves Bandeira (Author), Vanessa Emanuelle Pereira Santos (Author), Antonio Carlos de Freitas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: International Association of Physical Chemists (IAPC), 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and purpose: The employment of yeasts for biomedical purposes has become increasingly frequent for the delivery of prophylactic and therapeutic products. Its structural components, such as β-glucans, mannan, and chitin, can be explored as immunostimulators that show safety and low toxicit...