Relationship between antibacterial activity of chitosan and surface characteristics of cell wall

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 932-936

  Chung, Ying Chien ^a   Su, Ya Ping ^b   Chen, Chiing Chang ^c   Jia, Guang ^d   Wang, Huey Lan ^e   Wu, J C Gaston ^b   Lin, Jaung Geng ^f  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c National Taichung Nursing College   (Taiwan)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^e FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Cell wall; Chitosan

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHITOSAN; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTRICITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL WALL; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 3142723265     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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