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  • noun Plural form of glucan.

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  • Normally, these bacteria break down sugar we eat and make sticky molecules called glucans, which let bacteria to cling to our teeth and damage their surfaces, Koo told MyHealthNewsDaily.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2010

  • Normally, these bacteria break down sugar we eat and make sticky molecules called glucans, which let bacteria to cling to our teeth and damage their surfaces, Koo told MyHealthNewsDaily.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2010

  • Here are six of the most well-researched anti-cancer mushrooms rich in polysaccharides and beta glucans, the primary active immune-enhancing constituents.

    Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012

  • Here are six of the most well-researched anti-cancer mushrooms rich in polysaccharides and beta glucans, the primary active immune-enhancing constituents.

    Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012

  • Here are six of the most well-researched anti-cancer mushrooms rich in polysaccharides and beta glucans, the primary active immune-enhancing constituents.

    Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012

  • Here are six of the most well-researched anti-cancer mushrooms rich in polysaccharides and beta glucans, the primary active immune-enhancing constituents.

    Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012

  • Because so many are low in beta glucans, vitamin D, selenium and vitamin E, the pandemic is likely to spread unchecked.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Thatsnews 2009

  • This can be done by simple supplementation, starting with the yeast-derived beta glucans.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Thatsnews 2009

  • The most sensible option is to work with beta glucans from companies with a strong research background and an established track record.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Thatsnews 2009

  • Dr Kenyon continues, The yeast compounds will undoubtedly reduce vulnerability to flu infection Jung et al '04, and if government were better informed they would be adding yeast beta glucans into the nation's food chain, something that would be easy through flour fortification.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Thatsnews 2009

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