beta-glucans in promoting health: Prevention against mutation and cancer

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:55:10Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:55:10Z
dc.date.created2014-05-20T13:55:10Z
dc.date.issued2008-03-01
dc.identifierMutation Research-reviews In Mutation Research. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 658, n. 3, p. 154-161, 2008.
dc.identifier1383-5742
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/19738
dc.identifier10.1016/j.mrrev.2007.07.002
dc.identifierWOS:000257024500002
dc.description.abstractThe polysaccharides beta-glucans occur as a principal component of the cellular walls. Some microorganisms, such as yeast and mushrooms, and also cereals such as oats and barley, are of economic interest because they contain large amounts of beta-glucans. These substances stimulate the immune system, modulating humoral and cellular immunity, and thereby have beneficial effect in fighting infections (bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic). beta-Glucans also exhibit hypocholesterolemic and anticoagulant properties. Recently, they have been demonstrated to be anti-cytotoxic, antimutagenic and anti-tumorogenic, making them promising candidate as pharmacological promoters of health. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relationMutation Research-reviews In Mutation Research
dc.relation5.205
dc.relation1,838
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectbeta-glucans
dc.subjectantimutagenesis
dc.subjectbiological activities
dc.subjectchemoprevention
dc.subjectanticarcinogenic
dc.titlebeta-glucans in promoting health: Prevention against mutation and cancer
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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