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Gómez-Gaviria M, Mora-Montes HM. Exploring the potential of chitin and chitosan in nanobiocomposites for fungal immunological detection and antifungal action. Carbohydr Res 2024; 543:109220. [PMID: 39038396 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2024.109220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Chitin is a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine and an essential component of the fungal cell wall. Chitosan is the deacetylated form of chitin and is also important for maintaining the integrity of this structure. Both polysaccharides are widely distributed in nature and have been shown to have a variety of applications in biomedicine, including their potential in immune sensing and as potential antifungal agents. In addition, chitin has been reported to play an important role in the pathogen-host interaction, involving innate and adaptive immune responses. This paper will explore the role of chitin and chitosan when incorporated into nanobiocomposites to improve their efficacy in detecting fungi of medical interest and inhibiting their growth. Potential applications in diagnostic and therapeutic medicine will be discussed, highlighting their promise in the development of more sensitive and effective tools for the early diagnosis of fungal infections. This review aims to highlight the importance of the convergence of nanotechnology and biology in addressing public health challenges.
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- Manuela Gómez-Gaviria
- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico.
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Liang X, Guo S, Kuang X, Wan X, Liu L, Zhang F, Jiang G, Cong H, He H, Tan SC. Recent advancements and perspectives on processable natural biopolymers: Cellulose, chitosan, eggshell membrane, and silk fibroin. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2024:S2095-9273(24)00603-0. [PMID: 39244421 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2024.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 09/09/2024]
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With the rapid development of the global economy and the continuous consumption of fossil resources, sustainable and biodegradable natural biomass has garnered extensive attention as a promising substitute for synthetic polymers. Due to their hierarchical and nanoscale structures, natural biopolymers exhibit remarkable mechanical properties, along with excellent innate biocompatibility and biodegradability, demonstrating significant potential in various application scenarios. Among these biopolymers, proteins and polysaccharides are the most commonly studied due to their low cost, abundance, and ease of use. However, the direct processing/conversion of proteins and polysaccharides into their final products has been a long-standing challenge due to their natural morphology and compositions. In this review, we emphasize the importance of processing natural biopolymers into high-value-added products through sustainable and cost-effective methods. We begin with the extraction of four types of natural biopolymers: cellulose, chitosan, eggshell membrane, and silk fibroin. The processing and post-functionalization strategies for these natural biopolymers are then highlighted. Alongside their unique structures, the versatile potential applications of these processable natural biopolymers in biomedical engineering, biosensors, environmental engineering, and energy applications are illustrated. Finally, we provide a summary and future outlook on processable natural biopolymers, underscoring the significance of converting natural biopolymers into valuable biomaterial platforms.
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- Xinhua Liang
- Engineering Research Center for Knitting Technology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Engineering Research Center for Knitting Technology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Knitting Technology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Knitting Technology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Sport Medicine, The Ninth People's Hospital affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi 215200, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Knitting Technology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Knitting Technology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Knitting Technology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore.
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Giraldo JD, García Y, Vera M, Garrido-Miranda KA, Andrade-Acuña D, Marrugo KP, Rivas BL, Schoebitz M. Alternative processes to produce chitin, chitosan, and their oligomers. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 332:121924. [PMID: 38431399 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.121924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Sustainable recovery of chitin and its derivatives from shellfish waste will be achieved when the industrial production of these polymers is achieved with a high control of their molecular structure, low costs, and acceptable levels of pollution. Therefore, the conventional chemical method for obtaining these biopolymers needs to be replaced or optimized. The goal of the present review is to ascertain what alternative methods are viable for the industrial-scale production of chitin, chitosan, and their oligomers. Therefore, a detailed review of recent literature was undertaken, focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of each method. The analysis of the existing data allows suggesting that combining conventional, biological, and alternative methods is the most efficient strategy to achieve sustainable production, preventing negative impacts and allowing for the recovery of high added-value compounds from shellfish waste. In conclusion, a new process for obtaining chitinous materials is suggested, with the potential of reducing the consumption of reagents, energy, and water by at least 1/10, 1/4, and 1/3 part with respect to the conventional process, respectively.
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- Juan D Giraldo
- Escuela de Ingeniería Ambiental, Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidad Austral de Chile, Sede Puerto Montt, Balneario Pelluco, Los Pinos s/n, Chile.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Andres Bello, Autopista Concepción-Talcahuano 7100, Talcahuano, Chile
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- Departamento de Polímeros, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile
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- Center of Waste Management and Bioenergy, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus, BIOREN-UFRO, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile; Agriaquaculture Nutritional Genomic Center (CGNA), Temuco 4780000, Chile
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- Centro de Docencia Superior en Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Sede Puerto Montt, Los Pinos s/n. Balneario Pelluco, Puerto Montt, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela de Química, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile; Centro de Investigaciones en Nanotecnología y Materiales Avanzados, CIEN-UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Universidad San Sebastián, Sede Concepción 4080871, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Suelos y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Agronomía, Campus Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Universidad de Concepción, Chile; Laboratory of Biofilms and Environmental Microbiology, Center of Biotechnology, Universidad de Concepción, Barrio Universitario s/n, Concepción, Chile
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Iqbal Y, Ahmed I, Irfan MF, Chatha SAS, Zubair M, Ullah A. Recent advances in chitosan-based materials; The synthesis, modifications and biomedical applications. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 321:121318. [PMID: 37739510 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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The attention to polymer-based biomaterials, for instance, chitosan and its derivatives, as well as the techniques for using them in numerous scientific domains, is continuously rising. Chitosan is a decomposable naturally occurring polymeric material that is mostly obtained from seafood waste. Because of its special ecofriendly, biocompatible, non- toxic nature as well as antimicrobial properties, chitosan-based materials have received a lot of interest in the field of biomedical applications. The reactivity of chitosan is mainly because of the amino and hydroxyl groups in its composition, which makes it further fascinating for various uses, including biosensing, textile finishing, antimicrobial wound dressing, tissue engineering, bioimaging, gene, DNA and drug delivery and as a coating material for medical implants. This study is an overview of the different types of chitosan-based materials which now a days have been fabricated by applying different techniques and modifications that include etherification, esterification, crosslinking, graft copolymerization and o-acetylation etc. for hydroxyl groups' processes and acetylation, quaternization, Schiff's base reaction, and grafting for amino groups' reactions. Furthermore, this overview summarizes the literature from recent years related to the important applications of chitosan-based materials (i.e., thin films, nanocomposites or nanoparticles, sponges and hydrogels) in different biomedical applications.
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- Yasir Iqbal
- Lipid Utilization, Polymers/Materials Chemistry Group, Department of Agriculture Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada; Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Lipid Utilization, Polymers/Materials Chemistry Group, Department of Agriculture Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Lipid Utilization, Polymers/Materials Chemistry Group, Department of Agriculture Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Lipid Utilization, Polymers/Materials Chemistry Group, Department of Agriculture Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada.
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A Review of 3D Polymeric Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering: Principles, Fabrication Techniques, Immunomodulatory Roles, and Challenges. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:bioengineering10020204. [PMID: 36829698 PMCID: PMC9952306 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10020204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Over the last few years, biopolymers have attracted great interest in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine due to the great diversity of their chemical, mechanical, and physical properties for the fabrication of 3D scaffolds. This review is devoted to recent advances in synthetic and natural polymeric 3D scaffolds for bone tissue engineering (BTE) and regenerative therapies. The review comprehensively discusses the implications of biological macromolecules, structure, and composition of polymeric scaffolds used in BTE. Various approaches to fabricating 3D BTE scaffolds are discussed, including solvent casting and particle leaching, freeze-drying, thermally induced phase separation, gas foaming, electrospinning, and sol-gel techniques. Rapid prototyping technologies such as stereolithography, fused deposition modeling, selective laser sintering, and 3D bioprinting are also covered. The immunomodulatory roles of polymeric scaffolds utilized for BTE applications are discussed. In addition, the features and challenges of 3D polymer scaffolds fabricated using advanced additive manufacturing technologies (rapid prototyping) are addressed and compared to conventional subtractive manufacturing techniques. Finally, the challenges of applying scaffold-based BTE treatments in practice are discussed in-depth.
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Zhuikova Y, Zhuikov V, Varlamov V. Biocomposite Materials Based on Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and Chitosan: A Review. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:5549. [PMID: 36559916 PMCID: PMC9782520 DOI: 10.3390/polym14245549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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One of the important directions in the development of modern medical devices is the search and creation of new materials, both synthetic and natural, which can be more effective in their properties than previously used materials. Traditional materials such as metals, ceramics, and synthetic polymers used in medicine have certain drawbacks, such as insufficient biocompatibility and the emergence of an immune response from the body. Natural biopolymers have found applications in various fields of biology and medicine because they demonstrate a wide range of biological activity, biodegradability, and accessibility. This review first described the properties of the two most promising biopolymers belonging to the classes of polyhydroxyalkanoates and polysaccharides-polyhydroxybutyrate and chitosan. However, homopolymers also have some disadvantages, overcome which becomes possible by creating polymer composites. The article presents the existing methods of creating a composite of two polymers: copolymerization, electrospinning, and different ways of mixing, with a description of the properties of the resulting compositions. The development of polymer composites is a promising field of material sciences, which allows, based on the combination of existing substances, to develop of materials with significantly improved properties or to modify of the properties of each of their constituent components.
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- Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences 33, Bld. 2 Leninsky Ave, Moscow 119071, Russia
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Recent advances of chitosan-based polymers in biomedical applications and environmental protection. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2022. [PMCID: PMC9167648 DOI: 10.1007/s10965-022-03121-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Interest in polymer-based biomaterials such as chitosan and its modifications and also the methods of their application in various fields of science is uninterruptedly growing. Owing to unique physicochemical, biological, ecological, physiological properties, such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, stability in the natural environment, non-toxicity, high biological activity, economic affordability, chelating of metal ions, high sorption properties, chitosan is used in various biomedical and industrial processes. The reactivity of the amino and hydroxyl groups in the structure makes it more interesting for diverse applications in drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound healing, regenerative medicine, blood anticoagulation and bone, tendon or blood vessel engineering, dentistry, biotechnology, biosensing, cosmetics, water treatment, agriculture. Taking into account the current situation in the world with COVID-19 and other viruses, chitosan is also active in the form of a vaccine system, it can deliver antibodies to the nasal mucosa and load gene drugs that prevent or disrupt the replication of viral DNA/RNA, and deliver them to infected cells. The presented article is an overview of the nowaday state of the application of chitosan, based on literature of recent years, showing importance of fundamental and applied studies aimed to expand application of chitosan-based polymers in many fields of science.
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Chitosan Production by Fungi: Current State of Knowledge, Future Opportunities and Constraints. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8020076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Conventionally, the commercial supply of chitin and chitosan relies on shellfish wastes as the extraction sources. However, the fungal sources constitute a valuable option, especially for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications, due to the batch-to-batch unsteady properties of chitin and chitosan from conventional ones. Fungal production of these glycans is not affected by seasonality enables accurate process control and, consequently, more uniform properties of the obtained product. Moreover, liquid and solid production media often are derived from wastes, thus enabling the application of circular economy criteria and improving the process economics. The present review deals with fungal chitosan production processes focusing on waste-oriented and integrated production processes. In doing so, contrary to other reviews that used a genus-specific approach for organizing the available information, the present one bases the discussion on the bioprocess typology. Finally, the main process parameters affecting chitosan production and their interactions are critically discussed.
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Vallejo I, Jaramillo JD, Agudelo Escobar LM. Submerged culture fermentation of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum DSM 12250 as biotechnological strategy for fungal chitin biotransformation. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10242422.2021.1988581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Isabella Vallejo
- Industrial and Environmental Microbiology, Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Industrial and Environmental Microbiology, Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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van Leeuwe TM, Arentshorst M, Punt PJ, Ram AF. Interrogation of the cell wall integrity pathway in Aspergillus niger identifies a putative negative regulator of transcription involved in chitin deposition. Gene 2021; 763S:100028. [PMID: 32550555 PMCID: PMC7285910 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.100028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Post-fermentation fungal biomass waste provides a viable source for chitin. Cell wall chitin of filamentous fungi, and in particular its de-N-acetylated derivative chitosan, has a wide range of commercial applications. Although the cell wall of filamentous fungi comprises 10–30% chitin, these yields are too low for cost-effective production. Therefore, we aimed to identify the genes involved in increased chitin deposition by screening a collection of UV-derived cell wall mutants in Aspergillus niger. This screen revealed a mutant strain (RD15.4#55) that showed a 30–40% increase in cell wall chitin compared to the wild type. In addition to the cell wall chitin phenotype, this strain also exhibited sensitivity to SDS and produces an unknown yellow pigment. Genome sequencing combined with classical genetic linkage analysis identified two mutated genes on chromosome VII that were linked with the mutant phenotype. Single gene knockouts and subsequent complementation analysis revealed that an 8 bp deletion in NRRL3_09595 is solely responsible for the associated phenotypes of RD15.4#55. The mutated gene, which was named cwcA (cell wall chitin A), encodes an orthologue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Bypass of ESS1 (BYE1), a negative regulator of transcription elongation. We propose that this conserved fungal protein is involved in preventing cell wall integrity signaling under non-inducing conditions, where loss of function results in constitutive activation of the cell wall stress response pathway, and consequently leads to increased chitin content in the mutant cell wall. An Aspergillus niger UV-mutant with increased cell wall chitin was characterized. Causative mutation was identified in a single gene, named cell wall chitin A (cwcA). CwcA is orthologous to yeast Bye1p and exists as a single copy gene. Three relevant domains are found in both CwcA and Bye1p: PHD, TFIIS and SPOC. CwcA acts as negative regulator of CWI signaling.
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- Tim M. van Leeuwe
- Leiden University, Institute of Biology Leiden, Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University, Institute of Biology Leiden, Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University, Institute of Biology Leiden, Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, the Netherlands
- Dutch DNA Biotech, Hugo R Kruytgebouw 4-Noord, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University, Institute of Biology Leiden, Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, the Netherlands
- Corresponding author at: Leiden University, Institute of Biology, Department Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Khan A, Alamry KA. Recent advances of emerging green chitosan-based biomaterials with potential biomedical applications: A review. Carbohydr Res 2021; 506:108368. [PMID: 34111686 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2021.108368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chitosan is the most abundant natural biopolymer, after cellulose. It is mainly derived from the fungi, shrimp's shells, and exoskeleton of crustaceans, through the deacetylation of chitin. The ecological sustainability associated with its exercise and the flexibility of chitosan owing to its active functional hydroxyl and amino groups makes it a promising candidate for a wide range of applications through a variety of modifications. The biodegradability and biocompatibility of chitosan and its derivatives along with their various chemical functionalities make them promising carriers for pharmaceutical, nutritional, medicinal, environmental, agriculture, drug delivery, and biotechnology applications. The present work aims to provide a detailed and organized description of modified chitosan and its derivatives-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications. We addressed the biological and physicochemical benefits of nanocomposite materials made up of chitosan and its derivatives in various formulations, including improved physicochemical stability and cells/tissue interaction, controlled drug release, and increased bioavailability and efficacy in clinical practice. Moreover, several modification techniques and their effective utilization are also reviewed and collected in this review.
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- Ajahar Khan
- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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Establishment of successive co-fermentation by Bacillus subtilis and Acetobacter pasteurianus for extracting chitin from shrimp shells. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 258:117720. [PMID: 33593582 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To simplify the process of chitin bio-extraction from shrimp shells powder (SSP), successive co-fermentation using Bacillus subtilis and Acetobacter pasteurianus was explored in this work. Among three protease-producer (B. licheniformis, B. subtilis, and B. cereus), only B. subtilis exhibited high compatibility with A. pasteurianus in co-culture. Successive co-fermentation was constructed as follows: deproteinization was performed for 3 d by culturing B. subtilis in the medium containing 50 g·L-1 SSP, 50 g·L-1 glucose, and 1 g·L-1 yeast extracts; After feeding 5 g·L-1 KH2PO4 and 6 % (v/v) ethanol, A. pasteurianus was cultured for another 2 d without replacing and re-sterilizing medium. Through 5 d of fermentation, the final deproteinization, demineralization efficiency, and chitin yield reached 94.5 %, 92.0 %, and 18.0 %, respectively. This purified chitin had lower molecular weight (12.8 kDa) and higher deacetylation degree (19.6 %) compared with commercial chitin (18.5 kDa, 6.7 %), and showed excellent structural characterization of FESEM and FT-IR analysis.
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Vortmann M, Stumpf AK, Sgobba E, Dirks-Hofmeister ME, Krehenbrink M, Wendisch VF, Philipp B, Moerschbacher BM. A bottom-up approach towards a bacterial consortium for the biotechnological conversion of chitin to L-lysine. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:1547-1561. [PMID: 33521845 PMCID: PMC7880967 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11112-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Chitin is an abundant waste product from shrimp and mushroom industries and as such, an appropriate secondary feedstock for biotechnological processes. However, chitin is a crystalline substrate embedded in complex biological matrices, and, therefore, difficult to utilize, requiring an equally complex chitinolytic machinery. Following a bottom-up approach, we here describe the step-wise development of a mutualistic, non-competitive consortium in which a lysine-auxotrophic Escherichia coli substrate converter cleaves the chitin monomer N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) into glucosamine (GlcN) and acetate, but uses only acetate while leaving GlcN for growth of the lysine-secreting Corynebacterium glutamicum producer strain. We first engineered the substrate converter strain for growth on acetate but not GlcN, and the producer strain for growth on GlcN but not acetate. Growth of the two strains in co-culture in the presence of a mixture of GlcN and acetate was stabilized through lysine cross-feeding. Addition of recombinant chitinase to cleave chitin into GlcNAc2, chitin deacetylase to convert GlcNAc2 into GlcN2 and acetate, and glucosaminidase to cleave GlcN2 into GlcN supported growth of the two strains in co-culture in the presence of colloidal chitin as sole carbon source. Substrate converter strains secreting a chitinase or a β-1,4-glucosaminidase degraded chitin to GlcNAc2 or GlcN2 to GlcN, respectively, but required glucose for growth. In contrast, by cleaving GlcNAc into GlcN and acetate, a chitin deacetylase-expressing substrate converter enabled growth of the producer strain in co-culture with GlcNAc as sole carbon source, providing proof-of-principle for a fully integrated co-culture for the biotechnological utilization of chitin. ![]()
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- Marina Vortmann
- Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Münster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 3, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Chair of Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology & CeBiTec, University of Bielefeld, P.O. Box 100131, 33501, Bielefeld, Germany
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, SLU, Skogsmarksgränd 17, 90183, Umeå, Sweden
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- Chair of Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology & CeBiTec, University of Bielefeld, P.O. Box 100131, 33501, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 3, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Münster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143, Münster, Germany.
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van Leeuwe TM, Arentshorst M, Forn-Cuní G, Geoffrion N, Tsang A, Delvigne F, Meijer AH, Ram AFJ, Punt PJ. Deletion of the Aspergillus niger Pro-Protein Processing Protease Gene kexB Results in a pH-Dependent Morphological Transition during Submerged Cultivations and Increases Cell Wall Chitin Content. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1918. [PMID: 33276589 PMCID: PMC7761569 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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There is a growing interest in the use of post-fermentation mycelial waste to obtain cell wall chitin as an added-value product. In the pursuit to identify suitable production strains that can be used for post-fermentation cell wall harvesting, we turned to an Aspergillus niger strain in which the kexB gene was deleted. Previous work has shown that the deletion of kexB causes hyper-branching and thicker cell walls, traits that may be beneficial for the reduction in fermentation viscosity and lysis. Hyper-branching of ∆kexB was previously found to be pH-dependent on solid medium at pH 6.0, but was absent at pH 5.0. This phenotype was reported to be less pronounced during submerged growth. Here, we show a series of controlled batch cultivations at a pH range of 5, 5.5, and 6 to examine the pellet phenotype of ΔkexB in liquid medium. Morphological analysis showed that ΔkexB formed wild type-like pellets at pH 5.0, whereas the hyper-branching ΔkexB phenotype was found at pH 6.0. The transition of phenotypic plasticity was found in cultivations at pH 5.5, seen as an intermediate phenotype. Analyzing the cell walls of ΔkexB from these controlled pH-conditions showed an increase in chitin content compared to the wild type across all three pH values. Surprisingly, the increase in chitin content was found to be irrespective of the hyper-branching morphology. Evidence for alterations in cell wall make-up are corroborated by transcriptional analysis that showed a significant cell wall stress response in addition to the upregulation of genes encoding other unrelated cell wall biosynthetic genes.
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- Tim M. van Leeuwe
- Institute of Biology Leiden, Microbial Sciences, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands; (T.M.v.L.); (M.A.); (P.J.P.)
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Microbial Sciences, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands; (T.M.v.L.); (M.A.); (P.J.P.)
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Animal Sciences, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands; (G.F.-C.); (A.H.M.)
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- Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B1R6, Canada; (N.G.); (A.T.)
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- Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B1R6, Canada; (N.G.); (A.T.)
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- TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Avenue de la Faculté, 2B, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium;
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Animal Sciences, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands; (G.F.-C.); (A.H.M.)
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Microbial Sciences, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands; (T.M.v.L.); (M.A.); (P.J.P.)
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Microbial Sciences, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands; (T.M.v.L.); (M.A.); (P.J.P.)
- Dutch DNA Biotech, Hugo R Kruytgebouw 4-Noord, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Chitosan: Structural modification, biological activity and application. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 164:4532-4546. [PMID: 32941908 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Many by-products that are harmful to the environment and human health are generated during food processing. However, these wastes are often potential resources with high-added value. For example, crustacean waste contains large amounts of chitin. Chitin is one of the most abundant polysaccharides in natural macromolecules, and is a typical component of crustaceans, mollusks, insect exoskeleton and fungal cell walls. Chitosan is prepared by deacetylation of chitin and a copolymer of D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine through β-(1 → 4)-glycosidic bonds. Chitosan has better solubility, biocompatibility and degradability compared with chitin. This review introduces the preparation, physicochemical properties, chemical and physical modification methods of chitosan, which could help us understand its biological activities and applications. According to the latest reports, the antibacterial activity, antioxidant, immune and antitumor activities of chitosan and its derivatives are summarized. Simultaneously, the various applications of chitosan and its derivatives are reviewed, including food, chemical, textile, medical and health, and functional materials. Finally, some insights into its future potential are provided, including novel modification methods, directional modification according to structure-activity relationship, activity and application development direction, etc.
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Filippi M, Born G, Chaaban M, Scherberich A. Natural Polymeric Scaffolds in Bone Regeneration. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:474. [PMID: 32509754 PMCID: PMC7253672 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Despite considerable advances in microsurgical techniques over the past decades, bone tissue remains a challenging arena to obtain a satisfying functional and structural restoration after damage. Through the production of substituting materials mimicking the physical and biological properties of the healthy tissue, tissue engineering strategies address an urgent clinical need for therapeutic alternatives to bone autografts. By virtue of their structural versatility, polymers have a predominant role in generating the biodegradable matrices that hold the cells in situ to sustain the growth of new tissue until integration into the transplantation area (i.e., scaffolds). As compared to synthetic ones, polymers of natural origin generally present superior biocompatibility and bioactivity. Their assembly and further engineering give rise to a wide plethora of advanced supporting materials, accounting for systems based on hydrogels or scaffolds with either fibrous or porous architecture. The present review offers an overview of the various types of natural polymers currently adopted in bone tissue engineering, describing their manufacturing techniques and procedures of functionalization with active biomolecules, and listing the advantages and disadvantages in their respective use in order to critically compare their actual applicability potential. Their combination to other classes of materials (such as micro and nanomaterials) and other innovative strategies to reproduce physiological bone microenvironments in a more faithful way are also illustrated. The regeneration outcomes achieved in vitro and in vivo when the scaffolds are enriched with different cell types, as well as the preliminary clinical applications are presented, before the prospects in this research field are finally discussed. The collection of studies herein considered confirms that advances in natural polymer research will be determinant in designing translatable materials for efficient tissue regeneration with forthcoming impact expected in the treatment of bone defects.
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- Miriam Filippi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Harmsen RAG, Tuveng TR, Antonsen SG, Eijsink VGH, Sørlie M. Can we make Chitosan by Enzymatic Deacetylation of Chitin? Molecules 2019; 24:E3862. [PMID: 31717737 PMCID: PMC6864559 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24213862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Chitin, an insoluble linear polymer of β-1,4-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (GlcNAc; A), can be converted to chitosan, a soluble heteropolymer of GlcNAc and d-glucosamine (GlcN; D) residues, by partial deacetylation. In nature, deacetylation of chitin is catalyzed by enzymes called chitin deacetylases (CDA) and it has been proposed that CDAs could be used to produce chitosan. In this work, we show that CDAs can remove up to approximately 10% of N-acetyl groups from two different (α and β) chitin nanofibers, but cannot produce chitosan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway (T.R.T.); (S.G.A.)
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Categories and biomanufacturing methods of glucosamine. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:7883-7889. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10084-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Henry García Y, Troncoso-Rojas R, Tiznado-Hernández ME, Báez-Flores ME, Carvajal-Millan E, Rascón-Chu A, Lizardi-Mendoza J, Martínez-Robinson KG. Enzymatic treatments as alternative to produce chitin fragments of low molecular weight from Alternaria alternata. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yaima Henry García
- Coordinación de Tecnología en Alimentos de Origen Vegetal; Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.; Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, Col. Ejido La Victoria, C.P. 83304 Hermosillo Sonora México
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- Coordinación de Tecnología en Alimentos de Origen Vegetal; Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.; Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, Col. Ejido La Victoria, C.P. 83304 Hermosillo Sonora México
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- Coordinación de Tecnología en Alimentos de Origen Vegetal; Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.; Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, Col. Ejido La Victoria, C.P. 83304 Hermosillo Sonora México
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas; Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa; Calle de las Américas y Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, C.P. 80010 Culiacán Sinaloa México
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- Coordinación de Tecnologíaen Alimentos de Origen Animal; Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.; Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, Col. Ejido La Victoria, C.P. 83304 Hermosillo Sonora México
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- Coordinación de Tecnología en Alimentos de Origen Vegetal; Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.; Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, Col. Ejido La Victoria, C.P. 83304 Hermosillo Sonora México
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- Coordinación de Tecnologíaen Alimentos de Origen Animal; Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.; Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, Col. Ejido La Victoria, C.P. 83304 Hermosillo Sonora México
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- Coordinación de Tecnologíaen Alimentos de Origen Animal; Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.; Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, Col. Ejido La Victoria, C.P. 83304 Hermosillo Sonora México
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Olafadehan OA, Abhulimen KE, Adeleke AI, Njoku CV, Amoo KO. Production and characterization of derived composite biosorbents from animal bone. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.5897/ajpac2018.0765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Shanmuganathan R, Edison TNJI, LewisOscar F, Kumar P, Shanmugam S, Pugazhendhi A. Chitosan nanopolymers: An overview of drug delivery against cancer. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 130:727-736. [PMID: 30771392 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.02.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Cancer is becoming a major reason for death troll worldwide due to the difficulty in finding an efficient, cost effective and target specific method of treatment or diagnosis. The variety of cancer therapy used in the present scenario have painful side effects, low effectiveness and high cost, which are some major drawbacks of the available therapies. Apart from the conventional cancer therapy, nanotechnology has grown extremely towards treating cancer. Nanotechnology is a promising area of science focusing on developing target specific drug delivery system for carrying small or large active molecules to diagnose and treat cancer cells. In the field of nanoscience, Chitosan nanopolymers (ChNPs) are been emerging as a potential carrier due to their biodegradability and biocompatibility. The easy modification and versatility in administration route of ChNPs has attracted attention of researchers towards loading chemicals, proteins and gene drugs for target specific therapy of cancer cells. Therefore, the present review deals with the growing concern towards cancer therapy, introduction of ChNPs, mode of action and other strategies employed by researchers till date towards cancer treatment and diagnosis ChNPs.
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- Food Chemistry and Molecular Cancer Biology Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
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- Innovative Green Product Synthesis and Renewable Environment Development Research Group, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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Stumpf AK, Vortmann M, Dirks-Hofmeister ME, Moerschbacher BM, Philipp B. Identification of a novel chitinase from Aeromonas hydrophila AH-1N for the degradation of chitin within fungal mycelium. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 366:5266298. [PMID: 30596975 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Defined organic waste products are ideal and sustainable secondary feedstocks for production organisms in microbial biotechnology. Chitin from mycelia of fungal fermentation processes represents a homogeneous and constantly available waste product that can, however, not be utilised by typical bacterial production strains. Therefore, enzymes that degrade chitin within fungal mycelia have to be identified and expressed in production organisms. In this study, chitin-degrading bacteria were enriched and isolated from lake water with mycelia of Aspergillus tubingensis as sole organic growth substrate. This approach yielded solely strains of Aeromonas hydrophila. Comparison of the isolated strains with other A. hydrophila strains regarding their chitinolytic activities on fungal mycelia identified strain AH-1N as the best enzyme producer. From this strain, a chitinase (EC:3.2.1.14) was identified by peptide mass fingerprinting. Heterologous expression of the respective gene combined with mass spectrometry showed that the purified enzyme was capable of releasing chitobiose from fungal mycelia with a higher yield than a well-described chitinase from Serratia marcescens. Expression of the newly identified chitinase in biotechnological production strains could be the first step for making fungal mycelium accessible as a secondary feedstock. Additionally, the enrichment strategy proved to be feasible for identifying strains able to degrade fungal chitin.
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- Anna K Stumpf
- Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Muenster, Corrensstraße 3, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Muenster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Muenster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Muenster, Corrensstraße 3, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Hamedi H, Moradi S, Hudson SM, Tonelli AE. Chitosan based hydrogels and their applications for drug delivery in wound dressings: A review. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 199:445-460. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.06.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 319] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Co-concentration effect of silane with natural extract on biodegradable polymeric films for food packaging. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 106:351-359. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The preparation and characterization of chitin and chitosan under large-scale submerged fermentation level using shrimp by-products as substrate. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 96:334-339. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ghormade V, Pathan EK, Deshpande MV. Can fungi compete with marine sources for chitosan production? Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 104:1415-1421. [PMID: 28143744 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.01.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Chitosan, a β-1,4-linked glucosamine polymer is formed by deacetylation of chitin. It has a wide range of applications from agriculture to human health care products. Chitosan is commercially produced from shellfish, shrimp waste, crab and lobster processing using strong alkalis at high temperatures for long time periods. The production of chitin and chitosan from fungal sources has gained increased attention in recent years due to potential advantages in terms of homogenous polymer length, high degree of deacetylation and solubility over the current marine source. Zygomycetous fungi such as Absidia coerulea, Benjaminiella poitrasii, Cunninghamella elegans, Gongrenella butleri, Mucor rouxii, Mucor racemosus and Rhizopus oryzae have been studied extensively. Isolation of chitosan are reported from few edible basidiomycetous fungi like Agaricus bisporus, Lentinula edodes and Pleurotus sajor-caju. Other organisms from mycotech industries explored for chitosan production are Aspergillus niger, Penicillium chrysogenum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and other wine yeasts. Number of aspects such as value addition to the existing applications of fungi, utilization of waste from agriculture sector, and issues and challenges for the production of fungal chitosan to compete with existing sources, metabolic engineering and novel applications have been discussed to adjudge the potential of fungal sources for commercial chitosan production.
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- V Ghormade
- Nanobiosciences Division, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune 411004, India
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- Biochemical Sciences Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411008, India
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- Biochemical Sciences Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411008, India.
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Mende M, Schwarz D, Steinbach C, Boldt R, Schwarz S. Simultaneous adsorption of heavy metal ions and anions from aqueous solutions on chitosan—Investigated by spectrophotometry and SEM-EDX analysis. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lv M, Hu Y, Gänzle MG, Lin J, Wang C, Cai J. Preparation of chitooligosaccharides from fungal waste mycelium by recombinant chitinase. Carbohydr Res 2016; 430:1-7. [PMID: 27153004 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2016.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study aimed to develop an enzymatic method for conversion of chitin from fungal waste mycelia to chitooligosaccharides. The recombinant chitinase LlChi18A from Lactococcus lactis was over-expressed by Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and purified by affinity chromatography. The enzymatic properties of the purified enzyme were studied by chitin oligosaccharides. Waste mycelium was pre-treated by alkaline. The optimal conditions for hydrolysis of fungal chitin by recombinant chitinase were determined by Schales method. HPLC/ESI-MS was used to determine the content of N-acetylglucosamine and chitooligosaccharides after hydrolysis. The level of reducing sugar released from pretreated mycelium by chitinase increased with the reaction time during 6 days. The main product in the hydrolysates was N,N'-diacetylchitobiose. After hydrolysis by chitinase for 5 d, the yield of N,N'-diacetylchitobiose from waste mycelium was around 10% with estimated purity of around 70%. Combination of chitinase and snailase remarkably increased the yield to 24% with purity of 78%. Fungal mycelium which contains chitin is a new potential source for obtaining food grade chitooligosaccharides.
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- Mengyuan Lv
- College of Bioengineering, Faculty of Light Industry, Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Faculty of Light Industry, Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China; Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 4-10 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2P5, Canada.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 4-10 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2P5, Canada; School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Faculty of Light Industry, Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Faculty of Light Industry, Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Faculty of Light Industry, Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China
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Ray SG, Ghangrekar MM. Biodegradation kinetics of thin-stillage treatment by Aspergillus awamori and characterization of recovered chitosan. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 100:1955-1965. [PMID: 26512009 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-7080-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Gomba GK, Synytsya A, Švecová P, Coimbra MA, Čopíková J. Distinction of fungal polysaccharides by N/C ratio and mid infrared spectroscopy. Int J Biol Macromol 2015; 80:271-81. [PMID: 26116390 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A set of fungal polysaccharide samples was characterised by elemental analysis and FTIR spectroscopy and compared with reference chitins, chitosans and β-D-glucans. The nitrogen to carbon (N/C) values and FTIR spectra were used to compare the samples based on their composition. It was found that the N/C ratio correlates well with deacetylation degree (DD) of chitosans and chitin/glucan ratio R(chit) of fungal chitin – β-D-glucan complexes with the exception of some samples having significant nitrogen and/or carbon admixtures. FTIR spectroscopy was indicative for the N-acetylation of chitins (chitosans) as well as for the chitin (chitosan) contribution to fungal polysaccharide preparations. Multivariate analyses of the FTIR data (HCA, PCA) discriminated samples and reference materials into several clusters depending on their similarity. Chitosan lactates, chitosan – β-D-glucans and chitin – β-D-glucans of high and low amounts of chitin were successfully discriminated from the reference polysaccharides and from each other. The proposed procedures based on the N/C ratio and multivariate analyses of FTIR spectra may be used in screening fungal polysaccharide preparations.
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- Gordon Karikoga Gomba
- Department of Carbohydrates and Cereals, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Carbohydrates and Cereals, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Carbohydrates and Cereals, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Carbohydrates and Cereals, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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Muñoz G, Valencia C, Valderruten N, Ruiz-Durántez E, Zuluaga F. Extraction of chitosan from Aspergillus niger mycelium and synthesis of hydrogels for controlled release of betahistine. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2015.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Uchegbu IF, Carlos M, McKay C, Hou X, Schätzlein AG. Chitosan amphiphiles provide new drug delivery opportunities. POLYM INT 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.4721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Ijeoma F Uchegbu
- UCL School of Pharmacy; 29-39 Brunswick Square London WC1N 1AX UK
- Nanomerics Ltd; Approach Road St Albans AL1 1SR UK
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- UCL School of Pharmacy; 29-39 Brunswick Square London WC1N 1AX UK
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- UCL School of Pharmacy; 29-39 Brunswick Square London WC1N 1AX UK
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- UCL School of Pharmacy; 29-39 Brunswick Square London WC1N 1AX UK
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- UCL School of Pharmacy; 29-39 Brunswick Square London WC1N 1AX UK
- Nanomerics Ltd; Approach Road St Albans AL1 1SR UK
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Preparation and Characterization of Antimicrobial Films Based on Chitosan for Active Food Packaging Applications. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-014-1276-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yang J, Cai J, Hu Y, Li D, Du Y. Preparation, characterization and antimicrobial activity of 6-amino-6-deoxychitosan. Carbohydr Polym 2012; 87:202-209. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2011] [Revised: 07/19/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nwe N, Furuike T, Tamura H. Production, Properties and Applications of Fungal Cell Wall Polysaccharides: Chitosan and Glucan. ADVANCES IN POLYMER SCIENCE 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2011_124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Dias AMGC, Hussain A, Marcos AS, Roque ACA. A biotechnological perspective on the application of iron oxide magnetic colloids modified with polysaccharides. Biotechnol Adv 2010; 29:142-55. [PMID: 20959138 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2010] [Revised: 09/29/2010] [Accepted: 10/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) alone are suitable for a broad spectrum of applications, but the low stability and heterogeneous size distribution in aqueous medium represent major setbacks. These setbacks can however be reduced or diminished through the coating of MNPs with various polymers, especially biopolymers such as polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are biocompatible, non-toxic and renewable; in addition, they possess chemical groups that permit further functionalization of the MNPs. Multifunctional entities can be created through decoration with specific molecules e.g. proteins, peptides, drugs, antibodies, biomimetic ligands, transfection agents, cells, and other ligands. This development opens a whole range of applications for iron oxide nanoparticles. In this review the properties of magnetic structures composed of MNPs and several polysaccharides (Agarose, Alginate, Carrageenan, Chitosan, Dextran, Heparin, Gum Arabic, Pullulan and Starch) will be discussed, in view of their recent and future biomedical and biotechnological applications.
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- A M G C Dias
- REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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Venkatesan J, Kim SK. Chitosan composites for bone tissue engineering--an overview. Mar Drugs 2010; 8:2252-66. [PMID: 20948907 PMCID: PMC2953403 DOI: 10.3390/md8082252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 337] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2010] [Revised: 07/29/2010] [Accepted: 07/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bone contains considerable amounts of minerals and proteins. Hydroxyapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] is one of the most stable forms of calcium phosphate and it occurs in bones as major component (60 to 65%), along with other materials including collagen, chondroitin sulfate, keratin sulfate and lipids. In recent years, significant progress has been made in organ transplantation, surgical reconstruction and the use of artificial protheses to treat the loss or failure of an organ or bone tissue. Chitosan has played a major role in bone tissue engineering over the last two decades, being a natural polymer obtained from chitin, which forms a major component of crustacean exoskeleton. In recent years, considerable attention has been given to chitosan composite materials and their applications in the field of bone tissue engineering due to its minimal foreign body reactions, an intrinsic antibacterial nature, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and the ability to be molded into various geometries and forms such as porous structures, suitable for cell ingrowth and osteoconduction. The composite of chitosan including hydroxyapatite is very popular because of the biodegradability and biocompatibility in nature. Recently, grafted chitosan natural polymer with carbon nanotubes has been incorporated to increase the mechanical strength of these composites. Chitosan composites are thus emerging as potential materials for artificial bone and bone regeneration in tissue engineering. Herein, the preparation, mechanical properties, chemical interactions and in vitro activity of chitosan composites for bone tissue engineering will be discussed.
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- Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea; E-Mail:
- Marine Bioprocess Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea
- *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +82 51 629 7097; Fax: +82 51 628 8147
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Ramos-Ponce LM, Vega M, Sandoval-Fabián GC, Colunga-Urbina E, Balagurusamy N, Rodriguez-Gonzalez FJ, Contreras-Esquivel JC. A simple colorimetric determination of the free amino groups in water soluble chitin derivatives using genipin. Food Sci Biotechnol 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10068-010-0096-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Alam Z, Bari N, Muyibi SA, Jamal P, Abdullah-Al-Mamun. Solid State Bioconversion of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches for Production of Citric Acid by Wild Strains ofAspergillus Niger. FOOD BIOTECHNOL 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/08905430903320883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sitanggang AB, Wu HS, Wang SS. Determination of fungal glucosamine using HPLC with 1-napthyl isothiocyanate derivatization and microwave heating. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-009-0105-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Abdou ES, Nagy KSA, Elsabee MZ. Extraction and characterization of chitin and chitosan from local sources. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2008; 99:1359-67. [PMID: 17383869 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.01.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2006] [Revised: 01/27/2007] [Accepted: 01/30/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Chitin has been extracted from six different local sources in Egypt. The obtained chitin was converted into the more useful soluble chitosan by steeping into solutions of NaOH of various concentrations and for extended periods of time, then the alkali chitin was heated in an autoclave which dramatically reduced the time of deacetylation. Chitin from squid pens did not require steeping in sodium hydroxide solution and showed much higher reactivity towards deacetylation in the autoclave that even after 15 min of heating a degree of deacetylation of 90% was achieved. The obtained chitin and chitosan were characterized by spectral analysis, X-ray diffraction and thermo gravimetric analysis.
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- Entsar S Abdou
- Food Technology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Cairo 12631, Egypt
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