Chitin is a long-chain polymer of N-acetyl-glucosamine, which is regularly found in the
exoskeleton of arthropods including insects, shellfish and the cell wall of fungi. It has been …

Strong consensus exists regarding the most robust environmental intervention for
attenuating aging processes and increasing healthspan and lifespan: calorie restriction …

The development of active biomolecules such as chitosan and its derivatives for their use in
food applications in recent years has progressed significantly and rapidly. Chitosan is …

Chitosan is produced by deacetylation of chitin, the second most abundant polymer in
nature next to cellulose. Being a unique cationic polysaccharide, chitosan possesses many …

Age-related, diet-related and protein conformational diseases, such as atherosclerosis,
diabetes mellitus, cancer, hypercholesterolemia, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative …

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the primary factor in skin photoaging, which is characterized by
wrinkle formation, dryness, and thickening. The mechanisms underlying skin photoaging are …

Nanotechnology is a rapidly developing technology in the twenty-first century.
Nanomaterials are extensively used in numerous industries including cosmetics, food …

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary chitosan oligosaccharide
(COS) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, jejunal morphology, gene expression …

Our previous studies have demonstrated that the physico-chemical and structural properties
of encapsulated anthocyanin loaded chitosan nanoparticles (ACNPs) have potential in vitro …

Chitins in the α and β isomorphs were extracted from three Tunisian marine sources shrimp
(Penaeus kerathurus) waste, crab (Carcinus mediterraneus) shells and cuttlefish (Sepia …