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Metabolites, 2023 β-Chitin is an important carbon fixation product of diatoms, and is the most abundant nitrogen-containing polysaccharide in the ocean. It has potential for widespread application, but the characterization of chitin-related enzymes from β-chitin producers
Mengzhen Cheng +5 more
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Cosmetics and Cosmeceutical Applications of Chitin, Chitosan and Their Derivatives
Polymers, 2018 Marine resources are well recognized for their biologically active substances with great potential applications in the cosmeceutical industry. Among the different compounds with a marine origin, chitin and its deacetylated derivative—chitosan—are of ...
I. Aranaz +7 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Twenty‐one biopolymer electrolytes including membrane‐liquid electrolytes, gel electrolytes, and solid electrolytes are synthesized to analyze their electrochemical properties and environmental impacts through life cycle assessment. This consistent and comparable study demonstrates the significant functional and environmental benefits of biopolymer ...
Jing Huang +4 more
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Giant, 2020 Chitin is the most abundant natural glycosaminoglycan that is derived from marine crustaceans and has enormous potential in biomedical applications because of its high similarity in chemical structure to the component of extracellular matrix.
Junchao Huang +4 more
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Molecular Mechanics of Chitin-Protein Interface [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 Chitin and protein are two main building blocks for many natural biomaterials. The interaction between chitin and protein critically determines the properties of the composite biological materials. As living organisms usually encounter complex ambient conditions like water, pH and ions are critical factors towards the structural integrity of ...
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Antagonistic effect of chitin-degrading microfungi on thick-shelled pig helminth eggs [PDF]
, 2011 The rising demand for pigs produced in organic farming systems, which require access to outdoor areas and associated increased risk of gastrointestinal nematode infections, is creating growing interest in alternative control strategies.
Dalsgaard, Anders +5 more
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At the nexus of three kingdoms: the genome of the mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita provides insights into plant, endobacterial and fungal interactions. [PDF]
, 2020 As members of the plant microbiota, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, Glomeromycotina) symbiotically colonize plant roots. AMF also possess their own microbiota, hosting some uncultivable endobacteria.
Amselem, Joëlle +12 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review highlights recent progress in piezoelectric materials for regenerative medicine, emphasizing their ability to convert mechanical stimuli into bioelectric signals that promote tissue repair. Key discussions cover the intrinsic piezoelectric properties of biological tissues, co‐stimulation cellular mechanisms for tissue regeneration, and ...
Xinyu Wang +3 more
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Applications and interest of chitin, chitosan and their derivatives in enology
OENO One, 2005 This review treats of the possible use interest of chitin, chitosan and derivatives in enology. Chitosan and chitin are polysaccharide polymers containing more than 5 000 glucosamine and acetylglucosamine units, respectively, and their molecular weights ...
Aurélie Bornet, Pierre-Louis Teissedre
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