Indiscriminate use of pesticides and fertilizers causes environmental pollution, emergence of
agricultural pests and pathogens, and loss of biodiversity. Nanotechnology, by virtue of …

Abstract Chitosan, a β-1, 4-linked glucosamine polymer is formed by deacetylation of chitin.
It has a wide range of applications from agriculture to human health care products. Chitosan …

The ascomycete fungus Beauveria bassiana is a pathogen of hundreds of insect species
and is commercially produced as an environmentally friendly mycoinsecticide. We …

Shrimp has constituted a major part of crustacean consumption in recent years. Solid
wastes, including the head, shell, and tail portions, accumulate owing to shrimp processing …

Chitosan is a versatile biopolymer due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, antimicrobial,
non-toxic, mucoadhesive, and highly adsorptive properties. Chitosan and its derivatives …

Chitin deacetylases, occurring in marine bacteria, several fungi and a few insects, catalyze
the deacetylation of chitin, a structural biopolymer found in countless forms of marine life …

Entomopathogenic fungi are the only insect pathogens able to infect their host by adhesion
to the surface and penetration through the cuticle. Although the possibility of fungal infection …

Chitin consists of large, crystalline nitrogen‐containing polysaccharides made of chains of a
modified glucose monosaccharide, being N‐acetylglucosamine. It is ubiquitously present in …

An attractive alternative method to chemical pesticides is the microbial biocontrol (MBCAs)
agents. They are the natural enemies devastating the pest population with no hazard effects …

The antifungal mode of action of chitosan has been studied for the last 30 years, but is still
little understood. We have found that the plasma membrane forms a barrier to chitosan in …