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Antimicrobial properties of N-carboxybutyl chitosan
R Muzzarelli1, R Tarsi, O Filippini
1Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ancona, Italy.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
N-Carboxybutyl chitosan, a modified chitin of crustacean origin, displayed inhibitory, bactericidal, and candidacidal activities when tested against 298 cultures of various pathogens. Examination by electron microscopy showed that microbial cells exposed to N-carboxybutyl chitosan underwent marked morphological alterations. The data are of importance in defining the suitability of N-carboxybutyl chitosan as a wound dressing.