Chitinase-Assisted Bioconversion of Chitinous Waste for Development of Value-Added Chito-Oligosaccharides Products. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2023 Chito-oligosaccharides (COSs) are the partially hydrolyzed products of chitin, which is abundant in the shells of crustaceans, the cuticles of insects, and the cell walls of fungi.
Taokaew S, Kriangkrai W.
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Computational Assessment of Chito-Oligosaccharides Interactions with Plasma Proteins. [PDF]
Mar Drugs, 2021 It is widely rec ognized that chitin and chitosan are potential sources of bioactive materials and that their oligosaccharides reveal various biological activities (including antimicrobial) that are correlated with their structures and physicochemical ...
Roman DL, Ostafe V, Isvoran A.
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Characterization and cytotoxicity of low-molecular-weight chitosan and chito-oligosaccharides derived from tilapia fish scales. [PDF]
J Adv Pharm Technol Res, 2021 The present study evaluated the physicochemical characterization and cytotoxicity activity of chitosan and chito-oligosaccharides (COSs). The extraction of chitosan and COSs was executed by chemical hydrolysis.
Chaudhry GE +5 more
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Synergistic Antifungal Activity of Chito-Oligosaccharides and Commercial Antifungals on Biofilms of Clinical Candida Isolates. [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel), 2021 The development of yeast biofilms is a major problem due to their increased antifungal resistance, which leads to persistent infections with severe clinical implications.
Ganan M +3 more
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Characterization and Caco-2 Cell Transport Assay of Chito-Oligosaccharides Nano-Liposomes Based on Layer-by-Layer Coated. [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 Chito-oligosaccharides (COSs) were encapsulated by the film-ultrasonic method into three nano-liposomes, which were uncoated liposomes (COSs-Lip), chitosan-coated liposomes (CH-COSs-Lip), and sodium alginate (SA)/chitosan (CH)-coated liposomes (SA/CH ...
Cui T +8 more
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Biological Effects and Applications of Chitosan and Chito-Oligosaccharides. [PDF]
Front Physiol, 2019 The numerous functional properties and biological effects of chitosan and chito-oligosaccharides (COS) have led to a significant level of interest, particularly with regard to their potential use in the agricultural, environmental, nutritional, and ...
Guan G +6 more
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Correction: Taokaew, S.; Kriangkrai, W. Chitinase-Assisted Bioconversion of Chitinous Waste for Development of Value-Added Chito-Oligosaccharides Products. Biology 2023, 12, 87. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2023 In the original publication [...]
Taokaew S, Kriangkrai W.
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Chito-oligosaccharides and macrophages have synergistic effects on improving ovarian stem cells function by regulating inflammatory factors. [PDF]
J Ovarian Res, 2023 Background Chronic low-grade inflammation and ovarian germline stem cells (OGSCs) aging are important reasons for the decline of ovarian reserve function, resulting in ovarian aging and infertility.
Zheng K +9 more
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Anti-inflammatory activity of soluble chito-oligosaccharides (CHOS) on VitD3-induced human THP-1 monocytes. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Chito-oligosaccharides (CHOS) are oligomers of D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-glucosamine. Anti-inflammatory activities of a wide variety of CHOS mixtures have previously been reported, mainly based on studies with mouse models and murine macrophages.
Jitprasertwong P +7 more
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Low Levels of Chito-Oligosaccharides Are Not Effective in Reducing Deoxynivalenol Toxicity in Swine Jejunal Explants. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2018 Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin that affects the intestinal morphology of animals, impairing nutrient intake and growth. On the other hand, dietary supplementation with functional oligosaccharides as chito-oligosaccharides (COS) has shown positive ...
Gerez J +4 more
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