One of the most significant long-term effects of cocaine use is damage to the nose. A septal perforation, or a âhole in the septumâ is a condition that is commonly caused from snorting or âsniffingâ cocaine through the nose. The nose has a fragile blood supply, which is shut off by cocaine use. This process is called vasoconstriction (closing off of blood vessels).
Scleroglucan and PSAT are two Beta-1,3/1,6-polysaccharides. Beta glucans are derived primarily from yeast cell wall, various fungi, grains, and mushrooms. Beta 1,4 glucan is derived from oats and barley while not included in this research summary of forms of Beta 1,3/1,6 glucan.
Î²-glucan (or beta-glucan) is a major component of water soluble cereal fibre and an important part of oat dietary fibre. Î²-glucans are non-starch polysaccharides composed of glucose molecules in long linear glucose polymers with mixed Î²-(1â4) and Î²-(1â3) links with an approximate distribution of 70% to 30%.he viscosity is related to the molecular weight and is strongly dependent on the concentration. Lyly et al. (2004) observed that with an oat Î²-glucan preparation of high-molecular weight (average MW = ca. 2,000,000), the maximum practicable concentration of Î²-glucan in a soup was 0.5 wt% (weight percent).