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Chitin [PDF]

Archiv der Pharmazie
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H. Ludwig
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Genome-Wide Mining of Chitinase Diversity in the Marine Diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii and Functional Characterization of a Novel GH19 Enzyme [PDF]

Marine Drugs
Chitin represents a globally abundant marine polymer with significant ecological and biotechnological value. β-chitin is an important carbon fixation product of diatoms and has a greater range of applications than α- and γ-chitin. However, there has been
Mengzhen Cheng, Shuang Li, Jiahui Wang, Xiaoqi Yang, Delin Duan, Zhanru Shao   +5 more
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Chitin Research Revisited [PDF]

Marine Drugs, 2010
Two centuries after the discovery of chitin, it is widely accepted that this biopolymer is an important biomaterial in many aspects. Numerous studies on chitin have focused on its biomedical applications.
Feisal Khoushab, Montarop Yamabhai
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Daily fluctuations in COVID-19 infection rates under Tokyo’s epidemic prevention measures – new evidence from adaptive Fourier decomposition

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed widespread infections and variants. Particularly, Tokyo faced the challenge of seven waves of COVID-19, during which government interventions played a pivotal role.
Guibin Lu, Zifeng Yang, Zifeng Yang, Zifeng Yang, Zifeng Yang, Wei Qu, Wei Qu, Tao Qian, Zige Liu, Wei He, Zhijie Lin, Chitin Hon, Chitin Hon, Chitin Hon, Chitin Hon   +14 more
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Chitin and Chitosan as Polymers of the Future—Obtaining, Modification, Life Cycle Assessment and Main Directions of Application

Polymers, 2023
Natural polymers are very widespread in the world, which is why it is so important to know about the possibilities of their use. Chitin is the second most abundant reproducible natural polymer in nature; however, it is insoluble in water and basic ...
K. Piekarska, M. Sikora, M. Owczarek, Jagoda Jóźwik-Pruska, M. Wiśniewska-Wrona   +4 more
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Insect-Derived Chitin and Chitosan: A Still Unexploited Resource for the Edible Insect Sector

Sustainability, 2023
Chitin and chitosan are biopolymers that are frequently found in nature and have a broad range of applications in the food, biomedical and industrial sectors, due to their high biological activity.
K. Rehman, Clemens Hollah, Karin Wiesotzki, Volker Heinz, K. Aganovic, R. Rehman, Janos Petrusan, Longyu Zheng, Jibin Zhang, Summar Sohail, M. Mansoor, C. Rumbos, C. Athanassiou, M. Cai   +13 more
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Characterization of chitin and chitosan derived from Hermetia illucens, a further step in a circular economy process

Scientific Reports, 2022
Due to their properties and applications, the growing demand for chitin and chitosan has stimulated the market to find more sustainable alternatives to the current commercial source (crustaceans).
Micaela Triunfo, Elena Tafi, Annalisa Guarnieri, R. Salvia, C. Scieuzo, T. Hahn, S. Zibek, A. Gagliardini, L. Panariello, M. Coltelli, Angela De Bonis, P. Falabella   +11 more
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Chitin and Chitosan

Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, 2021
Summary — A review covering 131 refs, shows the applications of chitosan, i.e., in water treatment, pulp and paper, medical and pharmaceutical mate­ rials, cosmetics, biotechnology, agriculture, food and feed additives, textile and membranes.
Magdalena Gierszewska, Katarzyna Struszczyk‐Świta, Samuel Hudson   +2 more
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Screening and Enzymatic-producing Study of Chitin Deacetylase Producing Bacteria-Lysinibacillus sp.

Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2022
In order to biodegrade natural chitin, in this study, chitin was used as the sole carbon source, obtain chitin deacetylase strains which could produce chitosan from natural chitin by biological method.
Xin MENG, Guofeng AI, Guotao JIANG, Keyi XIE, Aili JIANG   +4 more
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Molecular dynamics simulations of the affinity of chitin and chitosan for collagen: the effect of pH and the presence of sodium and calcium cations [PDF]

Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and Its Derivatives 28 (2023): 136-50, 2023
Chitosan and chitin are promising biopolymers used in many areas including biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering and viscosupplementation. Chitosan shares similar properties with hyaluronan, a natural component of synovial fluid, making it a good candidate for joint disease treatment.
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