Molecular aspects of cereal β-glucan functionality: Physical properties, technological applications and physiological effects

A Lazaridou, CG Biliaderis - Journal of cereal science, 2007 - Elsevier
Cereals β-glucans are linear homopolysaccharides of consecutively linked (1→ 4)-β-d-
glucosyl residues (ie oligomeric cellulose segments) that are separated by single (1→ 3) …

Barley β-glucans and arabinoxylans: Molecular structure, physicochemical properties, and uses in food products–a Review

MS Izydorczyk, JE Dexter - Food Research International, 2008 - Elsevier
Arabinoxylans and mixed linkage (1→ 3)(1→ 4)-β-d-glucans are the major non-starch
polysaccharides present in various tissues of barley. Depending on the genotypic or cellular …

The potential use of cereal (1→ 3, 1→ 4)-β-D-glucans as functional food ingredients

CS Brennan, LJ Cleary - Journal of cereal science, 2005 - Elsevier
The health-related importance of dietary fibre, as part of a balanced diet, has been
recognised for decades. More recently, soluble fibre such as (1→ 3, 1→ 4)-β-d-glucan …

Cereal B-glucans: The impact of processing and how it affects physiological responses

M Henrion, C Francey, KA Lê, L Lamothe - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cereal β-glucans are dietary fibres primarily found in oats and barley, and have several
positive effects on health, including lowering the postprandial glucose response and the …

Health benefit application of functional oligosaccharides

X Qiang, C YongLie, W QianBing - Carbohydrate polymers, 2009 - Elsevier
There is no doubt that the functional oligosaccharides have positive effects on human
health, both in the prevention and in treatment of chronic diseases. Therefore, there is great …

Beta-glucans of cereals: Functional and technological properties

A Lante, E Canazza, P Tessari - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
β-glucans are a polymeric dietary fiber characterized by β-(1, 3) and β-(1, 4) glycosidic
bonds between glucose monomers. They are often used as thickeners, stabilizers, and fat …

New developments and prospective applications for β (1, 3) glucans

C Laroche, P Michaud - Recent patents on biotechnology, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
Publications and patents relative to newly observed functions of β-(1, 3)-D-glucans have
notably increased in the last few years with the exploitation of their biological activities. The …

Cereal beta-glucans: An underutilized health endorsing food ingredient

M Schmidt - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cereal β-glucan describes a group of soluble dietary fiber primarily found in barley and oats.
It is characterized by the mixed occurrence of β-(1, 3) and β-(1, 4) bonds between the …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable production and pharmaceutical applications of β-glucan from microbial sources

EJ Murphy, E Rezoagli, C Collins, SK Saha… - Microbiological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract β-glucans are a large class of complex polysaccharides found in abundant sources.
Our dietary sources of β-glucans are cereals that include oats and barley, and non-cereal …

Effect of barley and oat β-glucan concentrates on gluten-free rice-based doughs and bread characteristics

F Ronda, S Perez-Quirce, A Lazaridou, CG Biliaderis - Food hydrocolloids, 2015 - Elsevier
The impact of commercial oat or barley β-glucan concentrates incorporated at different
levels (1.3–3.9% actual β-glucan concentration, flour basis) into gluten-free (GF) rice-based …