Effects of fungal beta-glucans on health - a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

• Published in: Food & function Vol. 12; no. 8; pp. 3366 - 338
• Main Authors: Vlassopoulou, Marigoula, Yannakoulia, Mary, Pletsa, Vasiliki, Zervakis, Georgios I, Kyriacou, Adamantini
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 26.04.2021
• Subjects: Aureobasidium pullulans; beta-glucans; Biological properties; Body weight; Catabolism; Cell walls; Chemical composition; Clinical trials; cold; Dietary fiber; Dietary supplements; digestive tract; Dosage; emotions; Fermentation; Fibers; Fungi; Ganoderma lucidum; Gastrointestinal system; Gastrointestinal tract; Glucan; Glucans; Health promotion; Immune response; Immune system; Immunomodulation; influenza; Intestinal microflora; intestinal microorganisms; Intestine; Large intestine; Lentinula edodes; Microbiota; Molecular modelling; Mood; Mushrooms; Obesity; Oral administration; Overweight; Pleurotus ostreatus; Polysaccharides; Psychological factors; Saccharides; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Systematic review; β-Glucan

Introduction : Beta-glucans are polysaccharides that exhibit a wide range of biological properties as a result of their varying chemical composition. Like all dietary fibers, they avoid catabolism in the upper gastrointestinal tract, and they reach the large intestine undigested. There, they undergo...