α-Glucans (alpha-glucans) are polysaccharides of D-glucose monomers linked with glycosidic bonds of the alpha form.<br>See also : * [[AHCC]]* [[Beta glucan]]
==Special Precautions of Alpha glucan==
==Benefits and uses of Alpha glucan are==
* colon cancer : Researchers from the Institute of Biochemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem tested the extracted chemicals, called alpha-glucans, on human and mice cells. They haven't yet conducted human trials, but believe that alpha-glucans show the potential to be used to both prevent and treat colon cancer.
==Examples of alpha glucans==
*dextran, α-1,6-glucan
*glycogen, α-1,4- and α-1,6-glucan
*pullulan, α-1,4- and α-1,6-glucan
*starch, α-1,4- and α-1,6-glucan
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