Chitin, Chitosan, Oligosaccharides and Their Derivatives: Biological Activities and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781439816035 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 672 str.

Se-Kwon Kim

Opis

Biopolymers found in marine animals and plants offer tremendous, largely untapped pharmaceutical potential. Research shows that these biopolymers can be used to combat various infectious as well as inflammatory, oxidative, and carcinogenic factors. Chitin, Chitosan, Oligosaccharides and Their Derivatives: Biological Activities and Applications covers the key aspects of these therapeutically valuable biopolymers and their derivatives, namely, their properties, sources, production, and applications in food science and technology as well as biological, biomedical, industrial, and agricultural fields.

Contains more than 100 Tables & Figures and more than 800 References
Written by 40 international contributors who are leading experts in the field of natural biomaterials, this book provides an overview of the sources and production of chitin and chitosan derivatives. It also covers their:

• Physical and chemical aspects
• Structural modifications for biomedical applications
• Biological activities, in particular, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihypertensive, anticancer, and antidiabetic activities
• Biomedical applications, including their possible implications as drug, vaccine, and gene carriers
• Industrial and agricultural applications

With their wide range of applications, the world is looking to biopolymers to serve as the basis for functional food- and drug development. This book is an important resource for those leading this effort.

Spis treści

THE SOURCES AND PRODUCTION OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN DERIVATIVES. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN DERIVATIVES. STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN DERIVATIVES. BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN DERIVATIVES. BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN DERIVATIVES. INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN DERIVATIVES. AGRICULTURAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN AND THEIR DERIVATIVES.

O autorze

Se-Kwon Kiro, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry Director, Marine Bioprocess Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea