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Record Nr.

UNINA9910548172403321

Titolo

Chitooligosaccharides : prevention and control of diseases / / Se-Kwon Kim, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

9783030928063

9783030928056

Edizione

[1st edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 pages) : (XII, 352 p. 62 illus., 41 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

572.565

Soggetti

Oligosaccharides

Oligosaccharides - Biotechnology

Chitosan - Biotechnology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to Chitooligosaccharides --Chemical Preparation of ChitoOligosaccharides --Enzymatic Production of Different Types of Chitooligosaccharides --Enzymatic Production of Different Types of Chitooligosaccharides.

Sommario/riassunto

This book outlines the production of chitooligossacharides and their derivatives and discusses their main biological activities, biomedical applications and their role in disease prevention. Chitooligosaccharides are products of chitosan or chitin degradation, prepared by enzymatic or chemical hydrolysis of chitosan, and they consist mainly of N-acetyl glucosamine and glucosamine bonded with a glycosidic bond. Compared to chitin and chitosan, chitooligossacharides offer advantages for large-scale and commercial applications due to their solubility in water and lower molecular weight. Written by leading experts, this book is divided into four parts.