Low molecular weight chitosans--preparation with the aid of pronase, characterization and their bactericidal activity towards Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli.
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Low molecular weight chitosans--preparation with the aid of pronase, characterization and their bactericidal activity towards Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli.
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Vishu Kumar, Acharya B
Varadaraj, M. C. Lalitha, R. Gowda Tharanathan, R. N. |
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28 Polysaccharide Chemistry
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The homogeneous low molecular weight chitosans (LMWC) of molecular weight 9.5-8.5 kDa, obtained by pronase catalyzed non-specific depolymerization (at pH 3.5, 37 degrees C) of chitosan showed lyses of Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli more efficiently (100%) than native chitosan (
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2007
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en
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http://ir.cftri.com/1895/1/Biochimica_et_Biophysica_Acta_%28BBA%29_1770%284%29_2007_495-505.pdf
Vishu Kumar, Acharya B and Varadaraj, M. C. and Lalitha, R. Gowda and Tharanathan, R. N. (2007) Low molecular weight chitosans--preparation with the aid of pronase, characterization and their bactericidal activity towards Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli. Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1770 (4). pp. 495-505. ISSN 0006-3002 |
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