β-1,3-d-glucan
Production and downstream processing of (1→3)-β-D-glucan from mutant strain of Agrobacterium sp. ATCC 31750
... in 1 M NaOH) from the wild and mutant were ...of β -linked glycosidic ...Identical 1 H NMR and 13 C NMR spectra were obtained for curdlan samples from wild and mutant ...The 1 H NMR spectrum ...
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N-terminal (1 3)- D-glucan recognition proteins
... → 3)-β-D-glucans (BGs) by β-1,3-D-glucan recognition protein (BGRP) found in invertebrates plays a significant role in the activation of toll pathway and pro- phenol oxidase ...
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Determination of water insoluble β D glucan in the whole grain cereals and pseudocereals
... Water-insoluble β-(1,3)-d-glucan (lichenan) was determined in 43 samples of various cereal (oats, barley, wheat, mil- let) and pseudocereal (buckwheat, amaranth) cultivars using a modified procedure ...
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Evaluation of a (1→3) β d Glucan Assay for Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections
... False-positive BG reactions are known to occur in patients with renal failure who are undergoing hemodialysis with cel- lulose membranes, patients treated with intravenous immuno- globulins, and specimens or patients ...
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Comparison of (1→3) β d Glucan, Mannan/Anti Mannan Antibodies, and Cand Tec Candida Antigen as Serum Biomarkers for Candidemia
... For this purpose a number of clinical prediction rules (6–8) and non-culture-based methods are available. The latter include the detection of Candida DNA and circulating fungal antigens in serum. While nucleic acid ...
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Use and Limits of (1 3) β d Glucan Assay (Fungitell), Compared to Galactomannan Determination (Platelia Aspergillus), for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis
... (1-3)-- D -glucan assay for in- vasive fungal infections has been evaluated in several meta-analy- ses (20–22), and this assay is considered a useful diagnostic tool if it is used for ...
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Levels of (1→3) β D glucan, Candida mannan and Candida DNA in serum samples of pediatric cancer patients colonized with Candidaspecies
... from different anatomic sites of 63 pediatric cancer patients, 75 (7.8%) were positive for Candida spp. These isolates included C. albicans (n = 62), C. dubliniensis (n = 8), C. glabrata and C. tropicalis (n = 2 each) ...
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IN VITRO AND IN SILICO APPROACH TO EVALUATE THE ANTI-DERMATOPHYTIC ACTIVITY OF ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE BLUME
... chitin, β- 1, 3 and β- 1, 6 glucans, mannoproteins in their cell ...enzymes 1, 3-β D-glucan synthase (GS) and chitinase which are involved in the ...
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Significance of G Test [(1-3)-β-D-Glucan Assay] in the Diagnosis and Guidance of Clinical Medication of Invasive Fungal Infection
... A total of 373 suspected IFI patients were collected from the first affiliated hospital of Jinan university from January to December, 2017, with an average age of 48 years, including 211 males and 162 females. Inclusion ...
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Comparative prebiotic activity of mixtures of cereal grain polysaccharides
... of β-d-xylopyranosyl residues linked through (1 → 4) gly- cosidic linkages with some residues being substituted with α-l-arabinofuranosyl residues at either position 3 or positions 2 and ...
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Early diagnosis of candidemia in intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a prospective comparison of (1→3) β D glucan assay, Candida score, and colonization index
... ® 3)- β -D-glucan; CI: confidence interval; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CS: Candida score; CVC: central venous catheter; EORTC/MSG: European Organization of the Research and ...
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Beta d Glucan for Diagnosing Pneumocystis Pneumonia: a Direct Comparison between the Wako β Glucan Assay and the Fungitell Assay
... P neumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an opportunistic pulmonary fungal infection caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii in patients with reduced cellular immunity, espe- cially in those with lowered CD4 ⫹ T lymphocyte counts ...
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Detection of (1,3) β d Glucan in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Histoplasma Meningitis
... CSF BDG levels were not significantly different among the confirmed, probable, and possible cases of Histoplasma meningitis (P ⫽ 0.93) (Table 1). The median BDG level for cases was 85 pg/ml, compared to ⬍ 31 pg/ml ...
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Combined Quantification of Pulmonary Pneumocystis jirovecii DNA and Serum (1→3) β d Glucan for Differential Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia and Pneumocystis Colonization
... pressure of ⬍ 70 mm Hg, and no evidence of bacterial pneumonia. Micro- scopic evidence ofP. jirovecii in BAL fluid samples was initially positive for 10 patients. Microscopic findings were negative for the other seven ...
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Comparative evaluation of (1, 3) β D glucan, mannan and anti mannan antibodies, and Candidaspecies specific snPCR in patients with candidemia
... the glucan detection kit, Fungitell (Associates of Cape Cod ...The glucan standard provided in the kit was mixed with reagent water to give a 100 pg/ml ...obtain glucan concentrations of 50, 25, ...
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Contribution of the (1→3) β d Glucan Assay for Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections
... Diagnosis of invasive fungal infection (IFI) remains a challenge. A retrospective study was performed on 279 patients at three French university hospitals to evaluate the performance of the (133)-  - D ...
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(1, 3)-β-D-glucan assay for diagnosing invasive fungal infections in critically ill patients with hematological malignancies
... (1, 3)-β-D-glucan (BG) antigenemia is among the revised criteria for IFI and probable IFI developed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and Mycoses Study ...
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Management of invasive aspergillosis in patients with COPD: rational use of voriconazole
... investigations focused on moulds. Tissue biopsy evidencing Aspergillus spp. on microscopic examination or in culture is the gold standard but is difficult to obtain. Culture and microscopy of respiratory tract samples ...
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Serum (1→3)-β-D-glucan and galactomannan levels in patients with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study
... The mean serum concentrations of BDG and GM in patients that were persistently positive for A. fumigatus were significantly higher (89 pg/ml and 0.30 ODI, re- spectively) than in patients without persistent growth of A. ...
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Monitoring Anti Pythium insidiosum IgG Antibodies and (1→3) β d Glucan in Vascular Pythiosis
... Linear mixed-effect models were used to compare the differences in BG levels and Pi-Ab levels among groups of patients who survived and died during the study period. The linear mixed-effect model is a regression ...
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