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The Microstructure, Antibacterial and Antitumor Activities of Chitosan Oligosaccharides and Derivatives

Marine Drugs, 2022
Chitosan obtained from abundant marine resources has been proven to have a variety of biological activities. However, due to its poor water solubility, chitosan application is limited, and the degradation products of chitosan oligosaccharides are better ...
Dawei Yu, Jiayao Feng, Huimin You, Shipeng Zhou, Yan Bai, Jincan He, Hua Cao, Qishi Che, Jiao Guo, Zhengquan Su   +9 more
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Grafting of 18β-Glycyrrhetinic Acid and Sialic Acid onto Chitosan to Produce a New Amphipathic Chitosan Derivative: Synthesis, Characterization, and Cytotoxicity

Molecules, 2021
Chitosan is the only cationic polysaccharide found in nature. It has broad application prospects in biomaterials, but its application is limited due to its poor solubility in water.
Wei-Yan Quan, Song-Zhi Kong, Si-Dong Li, Hua-Zhong Liu, Qian-Qian Ouyang, Yong-Mei Huang, Hui Luo   +6 more
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Acute and subacute in vivo safety assessment of developed chitosan derivatives for food applications

Food Hydrocolloids for Health, 2023
The acute and subacute studies of two chitosan derivatives was conducted by oral administration on Swiss albino mice. Chitosan soluble derivatives were prepared by depolymerization method using potassium persulfate.
T.P. Punarvasu, K.V. Harish Prashanth
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Mechanism and Application of Chitosan and Its Derivatives in Promoting Permeation in Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems: A Review

Pharmaceuticals, 2022
The mechanisms and applications of chitosan and its derivatives in transdermal drug delivery to promote drug permeation were reviewed in this paper.
Jinqian Ma, Yuchen Wang, Rong Lu
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Progress in Research of Chitosan Chemical Modification Technologies and Their Applications

Marine Drugs, 2022
Chitosan, which is derived from chitin, is the only known natural alkaline cationic polymer. Chitosan is a biological material that can significantly improve the living standard of the country.
Qizhou Chen, Yi Qi, Yuwei Jiang, Weiyan Quan, Hui Luo, Kefeng Wu, Sidong Li, Qianqian Ouyang   +7 more
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Synthesis and Characterization of N,N,N-trimethyl-O-(ureidopyridinium)acetyl Chitosan Derivatives with Antioxidant and Antifungal Activities

Marine Drugs, 2020
Chitosan is an active biopolymer, and the combination of it with other active groups can be a valuable method to improve the potential application of the resultant derivatives in food, cosmetics, packaging materials, and other industries.
Jingjing Zhang, Wenqiang Tan, Qing Li, Fang Dong, Zhanyong Guo   +4 more
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Anti-COVID-19 Credentials of Chitosan Composites and Derivatives: Future Scope?

Antibiotics, 2023
Chitosan derivatives and composites are the next generation polymers for biomedical applications. With their humble origins from the second most abundant naturally available polymer chitin, chitosan is currently one of the most promising polymer systems,
Judy Gopal, Manikandan Muthu, Suraj Shiv Charan Pushparaj, Iyyakkannu Sivanesan   +3 more
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Design of Chitosan Sterilization Agents by a Structure Combination Strategy and Their Potential Application in Crop Protection

Molecules, 2021
Chitosan is the only cationic polysaccharide in nature. It is a type of renewable resource and is abundant. It has good biocompatibility, biodegradability and biological activity.
Weixiang Liu, Yukun Qin, Pengcheng Li
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Novel Amino-Pyridine Functionalized Chitosan Quaternary Ammonium Derivatives: Design, Synthesis, and Antioxidant Activity

Molecules, 2017
Chemical modification of chitosan is increasingly studied for its potential of providing new applications of chitosan. Here, a group of novel chitosan quaternary ammonium derivatives containing pyridine or amino-pyridine were designed and successfully ...
Qing Li, Caili Zhang, Wenqiang Tan, Guodong Gu, Zhanyong Guo   +4 more
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Tumor microenvironment penetrating chitosan nanoparticles for elimination of cancer relapse and minimal residual disease

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Chitosan and its derivatives are among biomaterials with numerous medical applications, especially in cancer. Chitosan is amenable to forming innumerable shapes such as micelles, niosomes, hydrogels, nanoparticles, and scaffolds, among others.
Hossein Mahmudi, Hossein Mahmudi, Mohammad Amin Adili-Aghdam, Mohammad Shahpouri, Mehdi Jaymand, Zohreh Amoozgar, Rana Jahanban-Esfahlan, Rana Jahanban-Esfahlan   +7 more
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