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Chitin

Known as: Chitin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A linear polysaccharide of beta-1->4 linked units of ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE. It is the second most abundant biopolymer on earth, found especially in… Expand
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3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoylchitin6-O-sulfated carboxymethyl chitinDW 166HCN-carboxymethylchitosan-N-O-sulfate
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2018
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2018
A review on chitosan and its nanocomposites in drug delivery.
Chitosan the second most abundant next to cellulose, naturally occurring amino polysaccharide, derived as a deacetylated form of… Expand
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2017
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2017
Recent developments in antibacterial and antifungal chitosan and its derivatives.
Chitosan is the deacetylated form of chitin, a biopolymer that can be obtained from various waste streams and shows antimicrobial… Expand
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2017
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2017
Chitosan as a bioactive polymer: Processing, properties and applications.
Chitin is one of the most abundant natural polysaccharides in the world and it is mainly used for the production of chitosan by a… Expand
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2017
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2017
Chitosan oligosaccharide: Biological activities and potential therapeutic applications
ABSTRACT Chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) is an oligomer of &bgr;‐(1 Symbol 4)‐linked d‐glucosamine. COS can be prepared from the… Expand
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2016
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2016
Chitin and chitosan based polyurethanes: A review of recent advances and prospective biomedical applications.
Chitin and chitosan are amino polysaccharides having massive structural propensities to produce bioactive materials with… Expand
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2016
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2016
β-glucan: Crucial component of the fungal cell wall and elusive MAMP in plants.
Plant innate immunity relies in first place on the detection of invading microbes. Thus, plants evolved receptors to sense unique… Expand
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2016
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2016
Chitosan Effects on Plant Systems
Chitosan (CHT) is a natural, safe, and cheap product of chitin deacetylation, widely used by several industries because of its… Expand
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2015
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2015
Superhydrophobic and superoleophobic properties in nature
In this review, we report on superhydrophobic and superoleophobic properties found in nature, which are strongly expected to… Expand
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2015
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2015
Typical low cost biosorbents for adsorptive removal of specific organic pollutants from water.
Specific organic pollutants (SOPs) such as phenolic compounds, PAHs, organic pesticides, and organic herbicides cause health and… Expand
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2015
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2015
Chitosan and Its Potential Use as a Scaffold for Tissue Engineering in Regenerative Medicine
Tissue engineering is an important therapeutic strategy to be used in regenerative medicine in the present and in the future… Expand
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