Chitin and Chitosan: Derivatives and Applications III
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 406
Special Issue Editor
Interests: hyaluronan; reactive oxygen species; drugs; antioxidants; biopolymers
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Dear Colleagues,
Due to the success of the second edition of the Special Issue “Chitin and Chitosan: Derivatives and Applications”, we have launched a third edition.
Chitin is a natural linear polysaccharide composed of β-(1–4)-poly-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine units. Chitin is widely distributed in many species, including in crustacean and insect exoskeletons, as well as in some bacterial and fungal cell walls. Chitosan is a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide prepared by the deacetylation of chitin. Chitosan has been found in many fungi species.
Chitin, chitosan and its derivatives have excellent biological properties, since they are nontoxic, mucoadhesive, hemocompatible, biodegradable and possess antitumor, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. These properties make them attractive biomaterials for different applications, especially in medicine. The examination of chitin derivatives in medicine and other fields is of high interest, as has been documented in numerous papers.
This Special Issue titled “Chitin and Chitosan: Derivatives and Applications III” aims to gather studies concerning chitin, chitosan, and their derivatives. The main topics of interest are the preparation of chitin, chitosan, or its derivatives and their applications in medicine, cosmetics, the food industry, water treatment, etc. and the effects of these compounds against reactive oxygen species. For this Special Issue, high-quality research papers will be accepted along with review papers summarizing the state of the art of a specific area of this field of research.
Dr. Katarína Valachová
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chitin
- chitosan
- chitosan derivatives
- medicine
- pharmacology
- reactive oxygen species
- industry
