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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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Title Low molecular weight chitosans--preparation with the aid of pronase, characterization and their bactericidal activity towards Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli.
 
Creator Vishu Kumar, Acharya B
Varadaraj, M. C.
Lalitha, R. Gowda
Tharanathan, R. N.
 
Subject 28 Polysaccharide Chemistry
 
Description 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 (
 
Date 2007
 
Type Article
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Language en
 
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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