barbarum polysaccharide − could elicit important neuroprotection of the eyes.” The results of a year-long, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 42 people with retinitis pigmentosa done in ...

Polysaccharides serve as stores of energy, as in glycogen (branched polysaccharide of glucose), and as a structural component of bacterial cell walls, as in cellulose (linear polysaccharide of ...

Cancer remains a leading cause of death globally, exacerbated by environmental and lifestyle factors that contribute to the increasing disease burden. In ...

Healthcare providers, public health officials and policymakers need to develop a greater understanding of the serious health impact of pneumococcal disease in elderly adults. In addition to ...

Prevenar 13 is a mixture of the outer sugar coating (polysaccharide) from 13 different strains or serotypes of bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae. Each serotype is joined to a non-toxic ...

A recent article in ChemSusChem explored the binding of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases (LPMOs) to polyethylene terephthalate (PET), converting the hydrophobic surface of PET hydrophilic.

The obtained bio-plastics exhibited novel unexpected properties that cannot be found in common petroleum-plastics, derived from their unique chemical structure of the original polysaccharide backbone.