title: Lysozyme susceptibility of partially deacetylated chitin.
abstract: Lysozyme susceptibility of partially deacetylated chitins (DACs) was investigated by viscometric and gel permeation chromatographic procedures. The highest lysozyme susceptibility was shown by the DAC of around 70% deacetylation which have already been reported to have the highest immunoadjuvant activity through mouse peritoneal macrophage activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sashiwa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shigemasa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokura
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D002686:Chitin / Q000378:metabolism*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009113:Muramidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D002686:Chitin; D009113:Muramidase