Je Jae-Young, Kim Se-Kwon
In: Advances in food and nutrition research. Academic Press, 2012
Abstract
Chitosan, the most abundant marine mucopolysaccharide, is derived from chitin by alkaline deacetylation, and possesses versatile biological properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, and a non-toxic nature. Due to these characteristics, considerable attention has been given to its industrial applications in the food, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and environmental industries. Currently, chitosan can be considered as a potential marine nutraceutical because its remarkable biological activities have been investigated and reported, in order to exploit its nutraceutical properties. This chapter, therefore, reviews the biological activities of chitosan including antioxidant, hypocholesterolemic, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activities, as well as its mode of action in each activity.
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| PMID: | 22361183 |
|---|---|
| Category: | General properties of Chitosan |
Articles similar to "Chitosan as potential marine nutraceutical."
- The properties of Chitosan: Chitosan as a starting material for wound healing applications. (Chitosan and its derivatives have attracted great attention due to their properties beneficial for application to wound healing...)
- The properties of Chitosan: Quantitative assessment of the effects of chitosan intervention on blood pressure control. ( Chitosan is a popular dietary fiber often used to reduce dietary fat absorption to control weight and blood lipids... This meta-analysis indicates that chitosan consumption significantly decreases DBP at higher dosage and in shorter-term interventions, while chitosan has no significant effects on SBP. However, these results should be interpreted cautiously because of the limited eligible RCTs included in this meta-analysis; further large-scale, well-designed RCTs on this topic are urgently needed. )
- The properties of Chitosan: The potential of chitosan and its derivatives in prevention and treatment of age-related diseases. (Age-related, diet-related and protein conformational diseases, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, cancer, hypercholesterolemia, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases are common in the elderly population... This meta-analysis indicates that chitosan consumption significantly decreases DBP at higher dosage and in shorter-term interventions, while chitosan has no significant effects on SBP. However, these results should be interpreted cautiously because of the limited eligible RCTs included in this meta-analysis; further large-scale, well-designed RCTs on this topic are urgently needed. )
- The properties of Chitosan: Recent patents on food applications of chitosan. (Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide that has become of great interest due to its multiple possible applications, which is a great challenge for both the scientific community and the food industry... This meta-analysis indicates that chitosan consumption significantly decreases DBP at higher dosage and in shorter-term interventions, while chitosan has no significant effects on SBP. However, these results should be interpreted cautiously because of the limited eligible RCTs included in this meta-analysis; further large-scale, well-designed RCTs on this topic are urgently needed. )
- The properties of Chitosan: The safety of chitosan as a pharmaceutical excipient. (Interest in use of the polysaccharide chitosan as a pharmaceutical excipient by different dose routes and for a number of applications is not new but it still does not appear to be present in any marketed drugs... This meta-analysis indicates that chitosan consumption significantly decreases DBP at higher dosage and in shorter-term interventions, while chitosan has no significant effects on SBP. However, these results should be interpreted cautiously because of the limited eligible RCTs included in this meta-analysis; further large-scale, well-designed RCTs on this topic are urgently needed. )