In the recent era, bioactive compounds from plants have received great attention because of
their vital health-related activities, such as antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity …

Konjac glucomannan (KG) is a dietary fiber hydrocolloid derived from Amorphophallus
konjac tubers and is widely utilized as a food additive and dietary supplement. As a health …

Diabetes and its complications are one of the most concerned metabolic diseases
worldwide and threaten human health severely. Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of …

The cutaneous tissue contains cellular protein and polysaccharide components which
together maintain the functionality of the tissue. In this study, silk fibroin (SF) and konjac …

The Amorphophallus bulbifer (A. bulbifer) as a newly developed superior konjac variety has
the advantages of short growth cycle, high reproductive coefficient, disease resistance and …

Abstract Background Glucomannans (GMs) are a group of hydrophilic polysaccharides,
which have been produced from different parts of natural plants. Studies on plant-derived …

Glucomannan (GM)—a polysaccharide generally extracted from the tuber of
Amorphophallus konjac—has great potential as a filler–binder in direct compression …

Plants in Amorphophallus genus are rich in soluble dietary fibres and have long been used
as food and traditional medicine in Asian countries. In the present investigation, natural O …

Wahidah BF, Afiati N, Jumari. 2021. Community knowledge of Amorphophallus muelleri
Blume: Cultivation and utilization in Central Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 2731-2737 …

Amorphophallus konjac, a perennial herb in the Araceae family, is a cash crop that can
produce a large amount of konjac glucomannan. To explore mechanisms underlying such …