title: Applications of chitosan for improvement of quality and shelf life of foods: a review.
abstract: Chitosan is a modified, natural biopolymer derived by deacetylation of chitin, a major component of the shells of crustacean. Recently, chitosan has received increased attention for its commercial applications in the biomedical, food, and chemical industries. Use of chitosan in food industry is readily seen due to its several distinctive biological activities and functional properties. The antimicrobial activity and film-forming property of chitosan make it a potential source of food preservative or coating material of natural origin. This review focuses on the applications of chitosan for improvement of quality and shelf life of various foods from agriculture, poultry, and seafood origin.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Catholic Univ. of Daegu, Hayang 712-702, South Korea. hkno@cu.ac.kr
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: No
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Prinyawiwatkul
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005502:Food / Q000592:standards; D018857:Food Packaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D005520:Food Preservatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005524:Food Technology; D012212:Rheology; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005520:Food Preservatives; D048271:Chitosan