Cargando…
Chitin and chitosan derivatives : advances in drug discovery and developments /
A natural long-chain polymer, chitin is the main component of the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of arthropods (including crustaceans and insects), the radulas of mollusks, and the beaks and internal shells of cephalopods. However, marine crustacean shells are the primary sources of the chiti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Boca Raton :
CRC Press,
[2014]
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A natural long-chain polymer, chitin is the main component of the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of arthropods (including crustaceans and insects), the radulas of mollusks, and the beaks and internal shells of cephalopods. However, marine crustacean shells are the primary sources of the chitin derivative chitosan. Chitin and chitosan are useful for various biological and biomedical applications, although they have been limited by poor solubility in the past. Current research focuses on increasing their solubility and bioactivity through molecular modifications. The resulting derivati. |
|---|---|
| Notas: | "A CRC title." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781466566323 1466566329 1466566280 9781466566286 9781306500715 1306500710 |