Effect of ultrasonic treatment on the biochemphysical properties of chitosan

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 553-559

  Liu, Hui ^a   Bao, Jianguo ^a   Du, Yumin ^b   Zhou, Xuan ^a   Kennedy, John F ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chitosan; Deacetylation degree; Molecular weight; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ULTRASONICS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHITOSAN; DEACETYLATION DEGREE; ULTRASONIC TREATMENT;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33646892395     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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