Chitin Heterodisaccharide, Released from Chitin by Chitinase and Chitin Oligosaccharide Deacetylase, Enhances the Chitin-Metabolizing Ability of Vibrio parahaemolyticus [PDF]
Journal of Bacteriology, 2019 We demonstrate that β- N -acetyl- d -glucosaminyl-(1,4)- d -glucosamine (GlcNAc-GlcN) enhances the chitin-metabolizing ability of V. parahaemolyticus .
Takako Hirano +5 more
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 Chitin, being the second most abundant biopolymer after cellulose, has been gaining popularity since its initial discovery by Braconot in 1811. However, fundamental knowledge and literature on chitin and its derivatives from insects are difficult to ...
N. A. Zainol Abidin +4 more
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Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2020 Chitin oligomers received increased research and commercial attention recently because of their many excellent biological activities. However, most of these studies were based on heterogeneous oligomer mixtures.
Lei Xu +6 more
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Chitin induces steroid-resistant airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in mice
Allergology International, 2021 Background: Previous reports have shown that pathogen-associated patterns (PAMPs) induce the production of interleukin (IL)-1β in macrophages. Moreover, studies using mouse models also suggest that chitin, which acts as a PAMP, induces adjuvant effects ...
Tomohito Takeshige +12 more
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Quantitative Analysis of Candida Cell Wall Components by Flow Cytometrywith Triple-Fluorescence Staining [PDF]
, 2017 This work was supported by the European Commission within the FP7 Framework Programme [Fungitect-Grant No 602125]. We also thank Thomas Sauer, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC), Austria, for technical support at the FACS facility of the MFPL, Karl Kuchler ...
Gow, N +5 more
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The Arabidopsis Malectin-Like/LRR-RLK IOS1 is Critical for BAK1-Dependent and BAK1-Independent Pattern-Triggered Immunity [PDF]
, 2016 Plasma membrane-localized pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) such as FLAGELLIN SENSING2 (FLS2), EF-TU RECEPTOR (EFR) and CHITIN ELICITOR RECEPTOR KINASE 1 (CERK1) recognize microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) to activate pattern-triggered ...
Chien, Hsiao-Chiao +11 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 +7 more
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Species-Specific Differences in the Susceptibility of Fungi to the Antifungal Protein AFP Depend on C-3 Saturation of Glycosylceramides [PDF]
, 2019 AFP is an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) produced by the filamentous fungus Aspergillus giganteus and is a very potent inhibitor of fungal growth that does not affect the viability of bacteria, plant, or mammalian cells.
Baumann, Birgit +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 +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. +11 more
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