[신간의 별자리x] 우리/미술, 그리고 ‘슬픔의 박물관’

Chitin is the most abundant aminopolysaccharide polymer occurring in nature, and is the building material that gives strength to the exoskeletons of crustaceans, insects, and the cell walls of fungi. Through enzymatic or chemical deacetylation, chitin can be converted to its most well-known derivative, chitosan. The main natural sources of chitin are shrimp and crab shells, which are an abundant byproduct of the food-processing industry, that provides large quantities of this biopolymer to be used in biomedical applications. In living chitin-synthesizing organisms, the synthesis and degradation of chitin require strict enzymatic control to maintain homeostasis. Chitin synthase, the pivotal enzyme in the chitin synthesis pathway, uses UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UDPGlcNAc), produce the chitin polymer, whereas, chitinase enzymes degrade chitin. Bacteria are considered as the major mediators of chitin degradation in nature. Chitin and chitosan, owing to their unique biochemical properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity, ability to form films, etc, have found many promising biomedical applications. Nanotechnology has also increasingly applied chitin and chitosan-based materials in its most recent achievements. Chitin and chitosan have been widely employed to fabricate polymer scaffolds. Moreover, the use of chitosan to produce designed-nanocarriers and to enable microencapsulation techniques is under increasing investigation for the delivery of drugs, biologics and vaccines. Each application is likely to require uniquely designed chitosan-based nano/micro-particles with specific dimensions and cargo-release characteristics. The ability to reproducibly manufacture chitosan nano/microparticles that can encapsulate protein cargos with high loading efficiencies remains a challenge. Chitosan can be successfully used in solution, as hydrogels and/or nano/microparticles, and (with different degrees of deacetylation) an endless array of derivatives with customized biochemical properties can be prepared. As a result, chitosan is one of the most well-studied biomaterials. The purpose of this review is to survey the biosynthesis and isolation, and summarize nanotechnology applications of chitin and chitosan ranging from tissue engineering, wound dressings, antimicrobial agents, antiaging cosmetics, and vaccine adjuvants.

Chitin and Chitosan: Production and Application of Versatile Biomedical Nanomaterials.

A review on chitosan-based adsorptive membranes.

Molecular structure characterization of middle-high rank coal via XRD, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy: Implications for coalification

On chemistry of γ-chitin

A new method for fast chitin extraction from shells of crab, crayfish and shrimp.

Subtractive-FTIR spectroscopy to characterize organic matter in lignite samples from different depths

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Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Some New

The compounds {[4-(3-methyl-3-aryl(mesityl-phenyl-tetralino)cyclobutyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino}(aryl)methyl-phosphinic acids 2a–l were prepared by condensation of 2-amino-4-(3-aryl(mesityl-phenyl-tetralino)-3-methylcyclobutyl) thiazoles 1a–c with various aromatic aldehydes and hypophosphorous acid through a one-pot reaction. The characterizations of these compounds were obtained by elemental analyses, infrared (IR) spectra, and 1H, 13C, and 31P NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) techniques. The synthesized compounds were tested in vitro against one Gram-positive and two Gram-negative bacterial strains, one mycobacterial strain, and a fungus Candida albicans. Compound 2f showed significant activity against Staphylococcus aureus, whereas the others had no remarkable activity on this strain. Compound 2g was found to be more active than the others against Mycobacterium fortuitum at an MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) value of 32 μg/mL. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of 2a–l were also...

Muhsin Karaarslan

Papers

A new method for fast chitin extraction from shells of crab, crayfish and shrimp.

Subtractive-FTIR spectroscopy to characterize organic matter in lignite samples from different depths

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Some New

Synthesis and In-Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Novel Aminophosphinic Acids Containing Cyclobutane and 1,3-Thiazole

The quick extraction of chitin from an epizoic crustacean species (Chelonibia patula).