Stability of chitosan and poly-L-lysine membranes coating DNA-alginate beads when exposed to hydrolytic enzymes

Journal of Microencapsulation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-82

  Quong, D ^a,c   Yeo, J N ^c   Neufeld, R J ^b,c  

^a 3M Canada Company   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Chitosanase; DNA; Poly L lysine; Protease

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CHITOSAN; CHITOSANASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CITRIC ACID; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HYDROLASE; LYSOZYME; POLYLYSINE; PROTEINASE K; SODIUM ION; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; PROTECTION; WEIGHT;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ALGINATES; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CHYMOTRYPSIN; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DNA; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; GLUCOSAMINE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROLASES; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MURAMIDASE; POLYLYSINE; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0032926757     PISSN: 02652048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026520499289329     Document Type: Article

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