Effects of the molecular weight and the degree of deacetylation of chitosan oligosaccharides on antitumor activity

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 266-277

  Park, Jae Kweon ^a   Chung, Mi Ja ^a   Choi, Ha Na ^a   Park, Yong Il ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; Chitosan oligosaccharides; Degree of deacetylation; MALDI TOF MS; Molecular weight

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; CHITOSAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHITOSAN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEACETYLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ACETYLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HEPG2 CELL LINE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ACETYLATION; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHITOSAN; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

EID: 79251607482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12010266     Document Type: Article

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