Birch tree bark-derived betulin has attracted scientific interest already for several centuries,
being one of the first natural products identified from plants. However, the cellular events …

Abstract β-Glucans are valuable functional polysaccharides distributed in nature, especially
in the cell walls of fungi, yeasts, bacteria, and cereals. The unique features of β-glucans …

Curcumin (CUR) is a low-solubility polyphenolic compound with many physiological
functions. Cyclic β-1, 2-glucans (cyclosophoraoses [Cys]), which contain rings of different …

This review is the tenth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of
matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI) mass spectrometry …

A group of bioactive compounds known as triterpenoids, which are often found in plant
materials, have been tested to possess nutritional and pharmaceutical activity. These plant …

Beta‐glucan is a water‐soluble polymer of glucose units linked with β‐glycosidic bonds
having β (1→ 3) and β (1→ 6) linkages. Naturally, beta‐glucan is present in cereals such as …

Our group had previously reported the encapsulation efficiency of cyclic β-(1, 2)-glucan for
various drugs. The current study is aimed at evaluating the use of glucan as a drug carrier …