Low molecular weight and oligomeric chitosans and their bioactivities

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1546-1559

  Yin, Heng ^a   Du, Yuguang ^a   Zhang, Junzeng ^b  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical method; Bioactivity; Chitosan oligosaccharide (COS); Low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC); Preparation

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CARNITINE; CHITOBIOSE; CHITOSAN; CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; CHITOSAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE; CHITOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; CHITOTRIOSE; FUCOIDAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE; HIBISCUS EXTRACT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT CHITOSAN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT CHITOSAN 46KDA; N CARBOXYMETHYLCHITOOLIGOSACCHARIDE; OLIGOMER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS;

EID: 74249121098     PISSN: 15680266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156802609789909795     Document Type: Review

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