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Northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a migratory waterfowl that can transmit various viruses. The genome sequence of a Sobemovirus was determined using metagenomic sequencing from the feces of northern pintail (Anas ...
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A Comparative Study of Associated Microbiota Between Pig Farm and Pig Slaughterhouse in Guangdong, China
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Basiliximab versus rabbit antithymocyte globulin as induction therapy for living-related renal transplantation: a single-center experience
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Polysaccharide-Protein Complexes from Edible Fungi and Applications
Edible and medicinal fungi (mushrooms) have found wide and increasing applications in functional foods and nutraceutical products because of their proven nutritive and medicinal properties. Polysaccharides (PS...
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To evaluate the renoprotection effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and the cyclooxygenase (COX)-1/2 blockade association by indomethacin (IMT) i...
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The major nutrients, pH and temperature were evaluated for the exopolysaccharide (EPS) production by Daedalea dickinsii in submerged culture to derive an optimal medium composition and conditions as follows: 50 g...
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Polysaccharide-Protein Complexes from Edible Fungi and Applications
Edible and medicinal fungi (mushrooms) have found wide and increasing applications in functional foods and nutraceutical products because of their proven nutritive and medicinal properties. Polysaccharides (PS...
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Submerged Fermentation of Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps sinensis for Production of Biologically Active Mycelial Biomass and Exopolysaccharides
Cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps) sinensis, the Chinese caterpillar fungus or Cordyceps in brief, is an important medicinal fungus in Chinese herbal medicine with a wide range of health benefits and bioac...
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Kinetic Models for Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Water-Soluble Components and Polysaccharides from Medicinal Fungi
The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitable kinetic models for ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of water-soluble constituents and polysaccharides from medicinal fungi. The fungal materials chosen fo...
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Effective Elicitors and Process Strategies for Enhancement of Secondary Metabolite Production in Hairy Root Cultures
This chapter reviews the various biotic and abiotic elicitors applied to hairy root cultures and their stimulating effects on the accumulation of secondary metabolites. Elicitors generally refer to the agents ...
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This work is to examine the molecular weight (MW)-anticoagulation activity relationship of sulfated cellulose derivatives (cellulose sulfates, CS). The initial CS with a degree of substitution (1.59) was prepa...
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Tanshinone biosynthesis in Salvia miltiorrhiza and production in plant tissue cultures
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Effects of biotic and abiotic elicitors on cell growth and tanshinone accumulation in Salvia miltiorrhiza cell cultures
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