| Literature DB >> 12929845 |
Kyung W Kim1, R L Thomas, Chan Lee, Hyun J Park.
Abstract
The antimicrobial activity of native chitosan was compared to that of lipase-degraded chitosan. The effects of O-carboxymethylated (O-CM) substitution on native (molecular weight, 120; degree of deacetylation, 84.71%) and lipase-degraded chitosans were also investigated. The antimicrobial activity of native chitosan was more extensive than that of lipase-degraded chitosan; however, lipase-degraded chitosan was still highly effective and more water-soluble. O-CM chitosan derived from degraded chitosan was more effective than O-CM chitosan derived from native chitosan. O-CM substitution enhanced lipase-degraded chitosan's antimicrobial activity without reducing its solubility.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12929845 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-66.8.1495
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Food Prot ISSN: 0362-028X Impact factor: 2.077