"Xylans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Polysaccharides consisting of xylose units.
| Descriptor ID |
D014990
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.925
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Xylans" by people in Profiles.
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Alaa El-Dein M, Ali DA, Ghoneum MH. Biobran/MGN-3, Arabinoxylan Rice Bran, Ameliorates the Liver Architecture in Ehrlich Ascites Tumor-Bearing Mice as a Cotreatment with Chemotherapy. Integr Cancer Ther. 2026 Jan-Dec; 25:15347354261430853.
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Elbaghdady HAM, Allam RM, Darwish MIM, Hammad MO, Fadel HH, Ghoneum MH. Protective Effect of Biobran/MGN-3, an Arabinoxylan from Rice Bran, Against the Cytotoxic Effects of Polyethylene Nanoplastics in Normal Mouse Hepatocytes: An In Vitro and In Silico Study. Nutrients. 2025 Jun 13; 17(12).
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El Houari A, Carpenter M, Chaplin D, Golyshin P, McDonald JE. Taxonomic description and genome sequence of Anaerorudis cellulosivorans gen. Nov. sp. nov., a novel cellulose- and Xylan-degrading bacterium of the Bacteroidota phylum isolated from a lab-scale methanogenic landfill bioreactor digesting municipal solid waste. Syst Appl Microbiol. 2025 Mar; 48(2):126590.
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Agrawal S, Agrawal A, Ghoneum M. Biobran/MGN-3, an Arabinoxylan Rice Bran, Exerts Anti-COVID-19 Effects and Boosts Immunity in Human Subjects. Nutrients. 2024 Mar 19; 16(6).
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Ghoneum M, Abdulmalek S, Fadel HH. Biobran/MGN-3, an Arabinoxylan Rice Bran, Protects against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): An In Vitro and In Silico Study. Nutrients. 2023 Jan 15; 15(2).
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Elsaid AF, Agrawal S, Agrawal A, Ghoneum M. Dietary Supplementation with Biobran/MGN-3 Increases Innate Resistance and Reduces the Incidence of Influenza-like Illnesses in Elderly Subjects: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2021 Nov 19; 13(11).
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Ghoneum MH, El Sayed NS. Protective Effect of Biobran/MGN-3 against Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model: Possible Role of Oxidative Stress and Apoptotic Pathways. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2021; 2021:8845064.
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Badr El-Din NK, Ali DA, Othman R, French SW, Ghoneum M. Chemopreventive role of arabinoxylan rice bran, MGN-3/Biobran, on liver carcinogenesis in rats. Biomed Pharmacother. 2020 Jun; 126:110064.
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Badr El-Din NK, Areida SK, Ahmed KO, Ghoneum M. Arabinoxylan rice bran (MGN-3/Biobran) enhances radiotherapy in animals bearing Ehrlich ascites carcinoma?. J Radiat Res. 2019 Nov 22; 60(6):747-758.
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Salama H, Medhat E, Shaheen M, Zekri AN, Darwish T, Ghoneum M. Arabinoxylan rice bran (Biobran) suppresses the viremia level in patients with chronic HCV infection: A randomized trial. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2016 Dec; 29(4):647-653.