Growth inhibitory effect on bacteria of chitosan membranes regulated with deacetylation degree

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 485-491

  Takahashi, Tomoki ^a   Imai, Masanao ^a   Suzuki, Isao ^a   Sawai, Jun ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Bactometer; Chitosan membrane; Conductimetric assay; Deacetylation degree

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROWTH KINETICS;

CHITOSAN MEMBRANES; DEACETYLATION; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION (MIC);

CHITOSAN;

CHITOSAN; MANNITOL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOSTASIS; DEACETYLATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 44449103073     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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