Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Chitin and Chitosan Oligosaccharides
Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2015 Previous reports indicate that N-acetyl-d-glucosamine oligomers (chitin oligosaccharide; NACOS) and d-glucosamine oligomers (chitosan oligosaccharide; COS) have various biological activities, especially against cancer and inflammation. In this review, we
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Preparation and Evaluation anticancer activity of D-glucosamine Nanoparticles on Metastatic cancer Model in vivo [PDF]
Nanomedicine Research Journal, 2016 Objective(s): Breast cancer imposes a highest rate of malignancy among the women all around the world. Chitin and its derivatives such as D-glucosamine-carboxymethyl chitin and Di-hydroxy propyl chitin have immune-modulating effects and influence on ...
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Sustainable CO2 adsorbents prepared by coating chitosan onto mesoporous silicas for large-scale carbon capture technology [PDF]
, 2015 In this article, we report a new sustainable synthesis procedure for manufacturing chitosan/silica CO2 adsorbents. Chitosan is a naturally abundant material and contains amine functionality, which is essential for selective CO2 adsorptions.
Ganin, Alexey Y. +2 more
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Reclamation of Marine Chitinous Materials for Chitosanase Production via Microbial Conversion by Paenibacillus macerans [PDF]
, 2018 [[abstract]]: Chitinous materials from marine byproducts elicit great interest among biotechnologists for their potential biomedical or agricultural applications.
Anh Dzung Nguyen +4 more
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Effects of glucosamine on tooth pulpal nociceptive responses in the rat
Journal of Dental Sciences, 2013 Background/purpose: d-Glucosamine hydrochloride (DGL) has a variety of biological activities and is noted as a nutritional supplement that is effective for improvement and care of various disorders, such as osteoarthritis and atherosclerosis.
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Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Dual-Modality Glyco-Nanoparticles for Tumor Imaging
Molecules, 2013 d-Glucosamine (DG) was conjugated to a core-cross linked polymeric micelle (CCPM) system equipped with both a near-infrared fluorophore (NIRF) and a gamma emitter (111In).
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HPLC method development for chitin and chitosan valorisation chemistry
Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2021 Recently, chitin/chitosan chemistry is gaining huge attention to yield chemicals like oligomers, monomers, N-containing chemicals and furan derivatives. However, due to lack of proper analytical technique to separate them due to their almost similar size
Neha Ghosh, Paresh L. Dhepe
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PLoS ONE, 2015 BackgroundGlucosamine and chondroitin are popular non-vitamin dietary supplements used for osteoarthritis. Long-term use is associated with lower incidence of colorectal and lung cancers and with lower mortality; however, the mechanism underlying these ...
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Brevibacterium sandarakinum sp. nov., isolated from a wall of an indoor environment [PDF]
, 2009 A Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, non-endospore-forming, orange-pigmented (coloured) actinobacterium (01-Je-003T) was isolated from the wall of an indoor environment primarily colonized with moulds.
Busse, Hans-Jürgen +3 more
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Synthesis and bioactivity of a conjugate composed of green tea catechins and hyaluronic acid [PDF]
, 2015 (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a green tea polyphenol that has several biological activities, including anti-cancer activity and anti-inflammation.
Chung, Joo Eun +7 more
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