Polysaccharides arouse great interest due to their structure and unique properties, such as
biocompatibility, biodegradability, and absence of toxicity. Polysaccharides from marine …

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 …

Chitosan and its derivatives have many interesting properties that make them attractive for a
wide variety of applications in many fields such as food [1], cosmetics [2], biomedicine [3] …

Use of natural biopolymers for diversified applications in life sciences has several
advantages, such as availability from replenishable agricultural or marine food resources …

Chitosan, an amino polysaccharide obtained by deacetylation of chitin is the most abundant
natural re-sources and widely distributed in the cuticle of the Crustacea. Recently chitin and …

Chitosan is a marine-origin polysaccharide obtained from the deacetylation of chitin, the
main component of crustaceans' exoskeleton, and the second most abundant in nature …

Chitosan, a copolymer of glucosamine and N-acetyl glucosamine, is derived from chitin.
Chitin is found in cell walls of crustaceans, fungi, insects and in some algae …

Background: Regarded as biofunctional poly-and oligomers having much higher potential
than cellulose in many fields, chitosan and its derivatives have become of great interest …

Chitin and chitosan, typical marine polysaccharides as well as abundant biomass resources,
are attracting a great deal of attention because of their distinctive biological and …

Chitosan is a natural polycationic linear polysaccharide derived from chitin. The low
solubility of chitosan in neutral and alkaline solution limits its application. Nevertheless …