"Starch" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any of a group of polysaccharides of the general formula (C6-H10-O5)n, composed of a long-chain polymer of glucose in the form of amylose and amylopectin. It is the chief storage form of energy reserve (carbohydrates) in plants.
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D013213
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.562.855 D09.301.915 D09.698.365.855
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Starch" by people in Profiles.
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Reply to Ben-Dor et al.: Oral bacteria of Neanderthals and modern humans exhibit evidence of starch adaptation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 09 14; 118(37).
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Antifungal activity against Candida albicans of starch Pickering emulsion with thymol or amphotericin B in suspension and calcium alginate films. Int J Pharm. 2015 Sep 30; 493(1-2):233-42.
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Beneficial effects of resistant starch on laxation in healthy adults. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2009; 60 Suppl 4:296-305.
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Effect of flow perfusion on the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells cultured on starch-based three-dimensional scaffolds. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2003 Oct 01; 67(1):87-95.