Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Documents

G6513

Sigma-Aldrich

β-D-Glucan from barley

≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

beta-Glucan

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(1)

About This Item

Linear Formula:
(C6H10O5)n
CAS Number:
9041-22-9
MDL number:
MFCD00466918
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
329799952
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

plant (barley)

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to faint yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-4-7(22)8(23)12(27)17(31-4)34-15-6(3-21)32-18(13(28)10(15)25)33-14-5(2-20)30-16(29)11(26)9(14)24/h4-29H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10-,11-,12-,13-,14?,15?,16+,17+,18+/m1/s1

InChI key

FYGDTMLNYKFZSV-URKRLVJHSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

Biochem/physiol Actions

β-D-Glucan is a biomarker used for the fungal infection, candidiasis. In a clinical study β-D-glucan levels were found to have possible usefulness in the prediction of patient outcomes.

Other Notes

To gain a comprehensive understanding of our extensive range of Polysaccharides for your research, we encourage you to visit our Carbohydrates Category page.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Yan Li et al.
International journal of biological macromolecules, 117, 287-293 (2018-05-31)
Skeletal muscles plays a crucial role in metabolism and exercise. Fuctional β-glucan is polysaccharide that is found in the cell walls of cereal, which is known to reduce cholesterol and lipid, prevent diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. In an attempt
Siraya Jaijakul et al.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 55(4), 521-526 (2012-05-11)
(1,3)-β-D-glucan (BG) is a biomarker for invasive candidiasis (IC). The usefulness of BG level as a prognostic marker of treatment outcome is not well characterized. Two hundred fifty-seven patients with proven IC were enrolled in an anidulafungin study. Clinical and
Ibrahim Torktaz et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 102(19), 8389-8402 (2018-08-04)
The celH gene from Clostridium thermocellum encodes a protein containing 900 residues and three components, including Cel5E, Lic26a, and carbohydrate-binding domains. Cel5E is a member of the glycoside hydrolase-5 family and is a bifunctional xylanase/cellulase enzyme. We targeted a semi-hydrophobic
Lin Zeng et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 165, 78-87 (2018-09-08)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate investigate the effects of β-glucan on oxidative stress, inflammation and copper transport in two intestinal regions of large yellow croaker under acute copper stress. Fish were injected with β-glucan at a
Kandasamy Saravanakumar et al.
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, 203, 111728-111728 (2019-12-22)
This work reports the optimization, synthesis, characterization, anticancer, and antibacterial activity of the Trichoderma-β-D-glucan‑zinc oxide nanoparticles (T-β-D-glu-ZnO NPs). Firstly, the T-ZnO NPs was synthesized using the fungal mycellial water extract (FWME) derived from T. harzianum (SKCGW009) under the optimized condition

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service