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Amorphophallus: Technological Interventions

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The article was published on 2016-08-29. It has received 8 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Amorphophallus.

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Konjac glucomannan, a promising polysaccharide of Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch in health care.

TL;DR: This review aims at highlighting the diverse biomedical research conducted on konjac glucomannan in the past ten years, covering therapies for anti-obesity, regulation in lipid metabolism, laxative effect, anti-diabetic,Anti-inflammatory, prebiotic to wound dressing applications.
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Nutritional and potential health benefits of konjac glucomannan, a promising polysaccharide of elephant foot yam, Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch: A review

TL;DR: The present article reviews the literature covering the development of various functional foods, food additives from KGM and their derivatives and deals with global nutritional aspects and value added products of konjac corm.
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Carboxymethyl konjac glucomannan - crosslinked chitosan sponges for wound dressing.

TL;DR: In vivo experiments demonstrated that CMKGM/CS composite sponges could effectively heal full-layer wound of skin defects of male ICR mice and possessed high swelling ratio, proper WVTR and good biocompatibility, which might accelerate tissue regeneration.
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Konjac Glucomannan (KGM), Deacetylated KGM (Da-KGM), and Degraded KGM Derivatives: A Special Focus on Colloidal Nutrition

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the typical commercial konjac glucomannan (KGM) source species, the industrial production, and the purification process of KGM flour are narrated.
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Effects of Konjaku Flour on the Gut Microbiota of Obese Patients

TL;DR: It is suggested that KF can achieve positive effects on treating obesity, which manifest on reducing BMI, fat mass, blood glucose, and blood lipid, improving hepatic function, and also regulating intestinal microfloral structure.
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Traditional uses and potential health benefits of Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch ex N.E.Br.

TL;DR: A monograph to review the literature covering the ethnic uses, botany and cultivation of konjac corms, together with the health benefits of KGM with the associated requirements for quality control and possible directions for future research and development and standardisation of production and classification of this versatile natural product.
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Advance in the applications of konjac glucomannan and its derivatives

TL;DR: Konjac glucomannan is a kind of neutral polysaccharides with excellent biocompatibility and biodegradable activities as mentioned in this paper and its derivatives in pharmaceutical, bio-technical, fine chemical fields etc.
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Glucomannan, a promising polysaccharide for biopharmaceutical purposes.

TL;DR: The physicochemical and biological properties which are decisive for the exploitation of GM as a biomaterial are reviewed, as well as the preparation of semisynthetic derivatives of GM, which may be of interest in the pharmaceutical context.
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Konjac supplement alleviated hypercholesterolemia and hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetic subjects--a randomized double-blind trial.

TL;DR: The KGM supplement improved blood lipid levels by enhancing fecal excretion of neutral sterol and bile acid and alleviated the elevated glucose levels in diabetic subjects and could be an adjunct for the treatment of hyperlipidemic diabetic subjects.