β-Glucan is a class of polysaccharides formed by glucose residues linked through β-glycosidic bonds. It is widely present in oats, barley, yeast, fungi, algae and some microbial-derived materials. β-Glucans from different sources vary greatly in linkage type, branching degree, molecular weight ...
D-Glucose is a central substrate for cellular energy metabolism and carbon allocation. Its concentration and temporal dynamics can be used to characterize the functional status of glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway, glycogen metabolism, and related biosynthetic networks.