Various properties of chitosan can be customized by thiolation for very specific needs in a
wide range of application areas. Since the discovery of thiolated chitosans, many studies …

Chitosan, a natural biodegradable polymer, is of great interest in biomedical research due to
its excellent properties including bioavailability, nontoxicity, high charge density, and …

Revised and updated, Chemical Reagents for Protein Modification, Third Edition is an
encyclopedic work describing the many approaches to the site-specific modification of …

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 …

The regulatory role of nitric oxide (NO) in cell signaling has been well recognized. Clinically,
NO deficiency is known to be associated with severe vascular disorders, especially in …

Two chitosan derivatives, namely, thiol-chitosan (TCs) and chitosan iodoacetamide (CsIA)
were newly synthesized by reacting Cs with thiglycolic acid (TGA) and iodoacetic acid (IA) …

Chitosan on its own is a well-established natural polymer and is widely regarded as a
biodegradable, biocompatible and nontoxic material for drug delivery applications. Although …

Polysaccharides are among the most abundant macromolecules on Earth. These polymers
are easily obtained from various marine resources such as algae, microorganisms and …

This work reports the synthesis of boronated chitosan by reacting it with 4-
carboxyphenylboronic acid to improve its mucoadhesive properties. Three products with …

ABSTRACT Chitosan–6-mercaptonicotinic acid (chitosan–6-MNA) is a thiolated chitosan
with strong mucoadhesive properties and a pH-independent reactivity. This study aimed to …