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Chitosan as Antimicrobial Agent: Applications and Mode of Action
Biomacromolecules · 2003 · Vol. 4(6) · pp. 1457–1465
Entsar I. Rabea✉(Ghent University)Mohamed E. I. Badawy(Ghent University)Christian V. Stevens(Ghent University)Guy Smagghe(Ghent University)Walter Steurbaut(Ghent University)
Abstract
Chitosan, a hydrophilic biopolymer industrially obtained by N-deacetylation of chitin, can be applied as an antimicrobial agent. The current review of 129 references describes the biological activity of several chitosan derivatives and the modes of action that have been postulated in the literature. It highlights the applications of chitosan as an antimicrobial agent against fungi, bacteria, and viruses and as an elicitor of plant defense mechanisms.
Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPineapple and bromelain studiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityChitosanChitinAntimicrobialBiopolymerElicitorMode of actionChemistryNanotechnologyMicrobiologyOrganic chemistry
MeSH terms
Anti-Infective AgentsBacteriaChitinFungiPlant DiseasesVirusesChitosan
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