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lam·i·nar·in

(lam-i-nār'in),
An algal polysaccharide, made up chiefly of β-d-glucose residues, obtained from Laminaria species (family Laminariaceae); variable proportions of the glucose chains contain at the potential reducing end a molecule of mannitol that can be sulfated.
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laminarin

(lăm′ə-nâr′ĭn)
n.
A polymer of glucose that is the main form of food storage in brown algae.
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Effects of supplementing dietary laminarin and fucoidan on intestinal morphology and the immune gene expression in the weaned pig.
In the experiments employing [beta]-glucanolytic enzymes (a commercial preparation from Lallzyme BETA[R], Lallemand Inc., Canada; 4 mL (30 Units assayed against laminarin) [26], and a [beta]-(1 [right arrow] 3)-glucanase preparation from Trichoderma harzianum Rifai) [27], the enzyme was added to the 6-day-old yeast strain culture media.
phaseolina (M), glucose, S-glucan, casein, laminarin or colloidal chitin as a carbon source.
Effect of laminarin on the expression of GRP78 and GRP94 in rat after unilateral ureteral obstruction.
Previous studies have shown that many marine algal polysaccharides, including laminarin 13, exopolysaccharide of Porphyridium cruentum 18, Spirulina polysaccharides 22, and alginic sodium diester 25, play a role in lowering blood sugar and treating DM complications, such as hyperlipidemia [10-13].
virescens antimicrobial peptides and other immune system components by lipopolysacharides and by laminarin (Chung & Ourth 2000).
The enzyme activity was assayed by measuring the rate of reducing sugar production with laminarin (Sigma-Aldrich, Shanghai, China) as the substrate.
Seaweed also contains fucoidan, laminarin and alginate.
Hemagglutination activity of lectins was poorly inhibited by the presence of arabinose-BSA, galactan, galactose, N-acetylglucosamine, laminarin, and mannan.
A series of structure-activity relationship studies compared the activity of three soluble beta glucans (scleroglucan, a fungal derived glucan; Imprime PGG, a yeast-derived glucan from Biothera; and laminarin, an algae-derived glucan) for both binding and immune activation studies.
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