Nitrogen sorption as a tool for the characterisation of polysaccharide aerogels [PDF]
, 2011 Supercritically dried aerogels of several polysaccharides (chitin, chitosan, alginate, alginic acid, k- carrageenan, and agar) have been characterised by physisorption ofN2. Surface areas as high as 570m2 g−1 have been measured.
Boissière, M. +7 more
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Insect Chitin-Based Nanomaterials for Innovative Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals
Cosmetics, 2021 Chitin and its derivatives are attracting great interest in cosmetic and cosmeceutical fields, thanks to their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, as well as their biocompatibility and biodegradability.
Micaela Triunfo +7 more
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Rim Pathway-Mediated Alterations in the Fungal Cell Wall Influence Immune Recognition and Inflammation [PDF]
, 2017 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge Jennifer Lodge, Woei Lam, and Rajendra Upadhya for developing and sharing the chitin and chitosan MTBH assay. We thank Todd Brennan of Duke University for providing MyD88-deficient mice.
Carol Munro +8 more
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Chitin Nanowhisker Aerogels [PDF]
ChemSusChem, 2013 AbstractChitin nanowhiskers are structured into mesoporous aerogels by using the same benign process used previously in our group to make cellulose nanowhisker aerogels. The nanowhiskers are sonicated in water to form a hydrogel before solvent‐exchange with ethanol and drying under supercritical CO2 (scCO2). Aerogels are prepared with various densities
Heath, Lindy +2 more
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021 Chitin is a major carbohydrate component of the fungal cell wall and a promising target for novel antifungal agents. However, it is technically challenging to characterize the structure of this polymer in native cell walls. Here, we recorded and compared
Liyanage D. Fernando +8 more
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Chitin and lignin. Natural ingredients from waste materials to make innovative and healthy products for humans and plant [PDF]
, 2017 In a globalized world, plants are continually cut to obtain free land for intensive farming without remembering their important function in the planet ecosystem.
Morganti, Pierfrancesco, Stoller, Marco
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Polymer organogelation with chitin and chitin nanocrystals
RSC Advances, 2015 In this paper, we show that biodegradable and biocompatible organogels can be formed with chitin as the filler material and triglycerides as the continuous hydrophobic phase.
Nikiforidis, C.V., Scholten, E.
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The PKC, HOG and Ca2+ signalling pathways co-ordinately regulate chitin synthesis in Candida albicans [PDF]
, 2007 Open Access via PMC2649417Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Alistair J. P. Brown +33 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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Chitin Synthesis and Degradation in Crustaceans: A Genomic View and Application
Marine Drugs, 2021 Chitin is among the most important components of the crustacean cuticular exoskeleton and intestinal peritrophic matrix. With the progress of genomics and sequencing technology, a large number of gene sequences related to chitin metabolism have been ...
Xiaojun Zhang +3 more
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