A series of 2-hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan (HACC) was prepared by the reaction of chitosan with glycidyl trimethyl ammonium chloride. Structure of HACC was characterized by FT IR and 1H NMR spectroscopies, and it was proved that substitution reaction mainly occurs on the N element. Antimicrobial activities of HACC was examined against S. aureus, E. coli, and A. niger. Resul...

This work describes the development of spray dried polymer coated liposomes composed of soy phosphatidylcholine (SPC) and phospholipid dimyristoyl phosphatidylglycerol (DMPG) coated with alginate, chitosan or trimethyl chitosan (TMC), that are able to penetrate through the nasal mucosa and offer enhanced penetration over uncoated liposomes when delivered as a dry powder. All the liposome formul...

The depolymerization of chitosan by plasma in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) was investigated. The efficiency of the depolymerization was demonstrated by means of determination of viscosity-average molecular weight and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The structure of the depolymerized chitosan was characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), ultraviolet spectr...

This study aimed to facilitate efficient arsenic detoxification by inducing the microbial methylation of inorganic arsenic. Recombinant Escherichia coli strains K31 was transformed overexpress methyltransferase, and evaluated using enzyme extracted from strain. To ensure continuous reactions maintaining enzymatic activity, immobilized in microcapsules (MC) catalyze The total yield methylated or...

Previous work had shown that the immunogenicity of conjugate vaccine against group C meningococci (CRM-MenC) is enhanced when it is delivered intranasally (inl) with mucosal adjuvants, such as mutants of the Escherichia coli enterotoxin (LT), and with delivery systems such as chitosan derivatives. We show, in mice, that the concomitant use of limiting doses of the fully nontoxic LTK63 mutant as...

N,N,N-Trimethyl chitosan chloride is capable of forming nanocomplexes with protein through ionotropic gelation. A monoclonal antibody, raised against human liver heparan sulfate proteoglycan and specifically inhibiting hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro, was prepared in nanocomplexes of this modified chitosan. The smallest nanocomplexes (59 ± 17 nm, zeta-potential 16.5 ± 0.5 mV) were obtained at...

BACKGROUND Fe₃O₄-gold-chitosan core-shell nanostructure can be used in biotechnological and biomedical applications such as magnetic bioseparation, water and wastewater treatment, biodetection and bioimaging, drug delivery, and cancer treatment. RESULTS Magnetite nanoparticles with an average size of 9.8 nm in diameter were synthesized using the chemical co-precipitation method. A gold-coated...

OBJECTIVE The study objectives were to (1) assess the efficacy of N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan on postsurgical adhesion formation after cardiac surgery using a rabbit cardiac injury model and (2) explore the mechanism of action of N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan in the prevention of postsurgical adhesions using in vitro experimentation. METHODS In the rabbit cardiac injury model, cardiac injury was ...

IN THE TITLE BARBITURATE SALT (TRIVIAL NAME: trimethyl-ammonium 2,4,6-trinitro-phenyl-barbiturate), C(3)H(10)N(+)·C(10)H(4)N(5)O(9) (-), the asymmetric unit contains two sets of anion-cation moieties. The dihedral angle between the rings in the anions are 44.0 (3) and 45.7 (3)°. Adjacent anions are connected into ribbons along [100] through R(2) (2)(8) ring motifs formed by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds...

The N-H and C=O bonds in the title compound, C(9)H(9)Cl(2)NO(3)S, are trans to each other, similar to what is observed in 2,2,2-trimethyl-N-(phenyl-sulfon-yl)acetamide and 2,2,2-trimethyl-N-(4-methyl-phenyl-sulfon-yl)acetamide. The bond parameters in the title compound are also similar to those in the aforementioned two structures. N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect the mol-ecules into chains running...