Chitin and chitosan are natural compounds that are biodegradable and nontoxic and have
gained noticeable attention due to their effective contribution to increased yield and agro …

Chitosan is a biodegradable and biocompatible natural polymer that has been extensively
explored in recent decades. The Food and Drug Administration has approved chitosan for …

Background Chitin and chitosan are natural biopolymers found in shell of crustaceans,
exoskeletons of insects and mollusks, as well as in the cell walls of fungi. These biopolymers …

In recent decades, a greater knowledge of chitin chemistry, and the increased availability of
chitin-containing waste materials from the seafood industry, have led to the testing and …

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 …

Conventionally, the commercial supply of chitin and chitosan relies on shellfish wastes as
the extraction sources. However, the fungal sources constitute a valuable option, especially …

Chitosan is a well-known polysaccharide abundantly published during the last decades.
This heteropolymer, composed of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-glucopyranose and 2-amino-2 …

Providing comprehensive coverage of the biological activities and industrial applications of
Chitin, Chitosan, oligosaccharides, and their derivatives, this book presents a balance of …

Fungal Cell Wall presents a comprehensive examination of the structure, synthesis, and
growth of the fungal cell wall and explores the reasons for the cell wall's importance to the …

Among the biopolymers, chitin and its derivative chitosan (CTS) have been receiving
increasing attention. Both are composed of randomly distributed β-(1-4)-linked d …