"Glucans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Polysaccharides composed of repeating glucose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.
| Descriptor ID |
D005936
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.562 D09.698.365
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| Concept/Terms |
Glucans- Glucans
- Glucose Polymer
- Polymer, Glucose
- Polyglucoses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucans" by people in Profiles.
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Icodextrin lowers serum sodium in dose-dependent fashion: A case report. Perit Dial Int. 2026 07; 46(4):404-407.
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Heterologous expression of plant glycosyltransferases for biochemistry and structural biology. Methods Cell Biol. 2020; 160:145-165.
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Multiple Conformational States Contribute to the 3D Structure of a Glucan Decasaccharide: A Combined SAXS and MD Simulation Study. J Phys Chem B. 2018 01 25; 122(3):1169-1175.
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Linking pattern recognition and salicylic acid responses in Arabidopsis through ACCELERATED CELL DEATH6 and receptors. Plant Signal Behav. 2015; 10(10):e1010912.
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The authors reply. Kidney Int. 2015 Jun; 87(6):1258.
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Salicylic acid regulates Arabidopsis microbial pattern receptor kinase levels and signaling. Plant Cell. 2014 Oct; 26(10):4171-87.
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Severe exfoliative skin rash with icodextrin. Kidney Int. 2014 Aug; 86(2):449.
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Deposition of callose in young ovules of two Taraxacum species varying in the mode of reproduction. Protoplasma. 2015 Jan; 252(1):135-44.
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Food products containing free tall oil-based phytosterols and oat beta-glucan lower serum total and LDL cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic adults. J Nutr. 2003 Mar; 133(3):808-13.
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Pharmacokinetics of icodextrin in peritoneal dialysis patients. Kidney Int Suppl. 2002 Oct; (81):S23-33.