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Chitin Research Revisited

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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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, Alonso-Monge R., Bertus Gerssen, Cabib E., Carol A. Munro, Chattaway F.W., De Nobel H., Fonzi W.A., Gooday G.W., Irene de Bruijn, Louise Walker, Megan D. Lenardon, Millar J.B., Mio T., Munro C.A., Munro C.A., Munro C.A., Navarro-Garcia F., Navarro-Garcia F., Neil A. R. Gow, Popolo L., Roncero C., Roncero C., Rose M., Santos B., Sarah Milne, Serena Selvaggini, Sietsma J.H., Sullivan P.A., Uhl M.A., Wang Q., Wessels J.G.H., Ziman M., Ziman M.   +33 more
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Systematic Hydrogen‐Bond Manipulations To Establish Polysaccharide Structure–Property Correlations [PDF]

, 2019
A dense hydrogen‐bond network is responsible for the mechanical and structural properties of polysaccharides. Random derivatization alters the properties of the bulk material by disrupting the hydrogen bonds, but obstructs detailed structure–function ...
Bordoni, Vittorio, Delbianco, Martina, Fair, Richard J., Fittolani, Giulio, Grafmüller, Andrea, Seeberger, Peter H., Singhal, Ankush, Tyrikos-Ergas, Theodore, Yu, Yang, Zhu, Yuntao   +9 more
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Influence of synthesis approach and formulation on the physicochemical properties of chitin and chitosan from Black Soldier Fly

Results in Engineering
In recent years, numerous studies have emerged on the application of biosorbents for dyes removal from wastewater. Chitosan, a derivative of chitin, is particularly effective as a flocculant for this purpose.
Nurulhuda Azmi, Serene Sow Mun Lock, Nila Tanyela Berghuis, Ariyanti Sarwono, Nurulbaiti Listyendah Zahra, Ari Rahman, Sharjeel Waqas, Abid Salam Farooqi   +7 more
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FGB1 and WSC3 are in planta-induced beta-glucan-binding fungal lectins with different functions [PDF]

, 2019
In the root endophyte Serendipita indica, several lectin-like members of the expanded multigene family of WSC proteins are transcriptionally induced in planta and are potentially involved in beta-glucan remodeling at the fungal cell wall.
Becker, S., Fesel, P., Hehemann, J., Lahrmann, U., Langen, G., Neumann, U., Wawra, S., Widmer, H., Zuccaro, A.   +8 more
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Nanostructured biocomposite films of high toughness based on native chitin nanofibers and chitosan

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2014
Chitosan is widely used in films for packaging applications. Chitosan reinforcement by stiff particles or fibers is usually obtained at the expense of lowered ductility and toughness.
Ngesa Ezekiel Mushi, Simon eUtsel, Lars A Berglund, Lars A Berglund   +3 more
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Nanostructural organization of naturally occurring composites - part II: silica-chitin-based biocomposites [PDF]

, 2012
Investigations of the micro- and nanostructures and chemical composition of the sponge skeletons as examples for natural structural biocomposites are of fundamental scientific relevance.
Bazhenov, Vasily V., Born, René, Ehrlich, Hermann, Erler, Christiane, Hanke, Thomas, Heinemann, Sascha, Janussen, Dorte, Mertig, Michael, Shapkin, Nikolay P., Simon, Paul, Vournakis, John N., Worch, Hartmut   +11 more
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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc, Blaž Stres, Mirica Karlovits, Igor Karlovits, Petra Jerič, Ondrej Panák, Anja Verbič, Blaž Likozar, Uroš Novak   +8 more
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Chitin, Chitosan, and Its Derivatives for Wound Healing: Old and New Materials

Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2015
Chitin (β-(1-4)-poly-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine) is widely distributed in nature and is the second most abundant polysaccharide after cellulose. It is often converted to its more deacetylated derivative, chitosan.
Kazuo Azuma, Ryotaro Izumi, Tomohiro Osaki, Shinsuke Ifuku, Minoru Morimoto, Hiroyuki Saimoto, Saburo Minami, Yoshiharu Okamoto   +7 more
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Full-Length Transcriptome of Thalassiosira weissflogii as a Reference Resource and Mining of Chitin-Related Genes

Marine Drugs, 2021
β-Chitin produced by diatoms is expected to have significant economic and ecological value due to its structure, which consists of parallel chains of chitin, its properties and the high abundance of diatoms.
Haomiao Cheng, Chris Bowler, Xiaohui Xing, Vincent Bulone, Zhanru Shao, Delin Duan   +5 more
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