Cationic chitosan derivatives as potential antifungals: A review of structural optimization and applications

Y Qin, P Li, Z Guo - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing resistance of pathogen fungi poses a global public concern. There are
several limitations in current antifungals, including few available fungicides, severe toxicity …

Chitosan Derivatives Active against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria and Pathogenic Fungi: In Vivo Evaluation as Topical Antimicrobials

J Hoque, U Adhikary, V Yadav, S Samaddar… - Molecular …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The continuous rise of antimicrobial resistance and the dearth of new antibiotics in the
clinical pipeline raise an urgent call for the development of potent antimicrobial agents …

A biopolymer chitosan and its derivatives as promising antimicrobial agents against plant pathogens and their applications in crop protection

MEI Badawy, EI Rabea - International Journal of Carbohydrate …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, much attention has been paid to chitosan as a potential polysaccharide resource.
Although several efforts have been reported to prepare functional derivatives of chitosan by …

Chitosan and chitosan nanoparticles: parameters enhancing antifungal activity

P Poznanski, A Hameed, W Orczyk - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan (CS), a biopolymer derived from chitin, is known for strong antifungal activity while
being biodegradable, biocompatible, and non-toxic. Because of its characteristic it has been …

Novel cationic chitosan derivative bearing 1, 2, 3-triazolium and pyridinium: Synthesis, characterization, and antifungal property

W Tan, Q Li, F Dong, J Zhang, F Luan, L Wei… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, novel cationic chitosan derivative possessing 1, 2, 3-triazolium and pyridinium
groups was synthesized conveniently via cuprous-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition …

Antimicrobial chitosan and chitosan derivatives: a review of the structure–activity relationship

P Sahariah, M Másson - Biomacromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review gives an updated overview of the current state-of-the-art for antimicrobial
chitosan and chitosan derivatives and the effects of structural modifications on activity and …

Recent developments in antibacterial and antifungal chitosan and its derivatives

A Verlee, S Mincke, CV Stevens - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Chitosan is the deacetylated form of chitin, a biopolymer that can be obtained from various
waste streams and shows antimicrobial activity against different fungi, gram positive and …

Chitosan derivatives with antimicrobial, antitumour and antioxidant activities-a review

J Vinsova, E Vavrikova - Current pharmaceutical design, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide with a good biodegradability, biocompatibility, and no
toxicity, which provide it with huge potential for future development. The chitosan molecule …

An overview of current knowledge on the properties, synthesis and applications of quaternary chitosan derivatives

ED Freitas, CF Moura Jr, J Kerwald, MM Beppu - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, a chitin-derivative polysaccharide, known for its non-toxicity, biocompatibility and
biodegradability, presents limited applications due to its low solubility in neutral or basic pH …

Antibacterial activity of chitosan and its derivatives and their interaction mechanism with bacteria: Current state and perspectives

J Li, S Zhuang - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan has fascinating antibacterial activity, good biodegradation, outstanding
biocompatibility, non-toxicity and excellent physical and chemical properties. As a result …