Chitin, Chitosan, and Related Enzymes

 Content: Front Cover; Chitin, Chitosan, and Related Enzymes; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction: Chitin: Accomplishments and Perspectives; REFERENCES; Part I: Drug Delivery, Sustained Release,and Pharmaceuticals; Chapter 2. Partially Deacetylated Chitin: Its Use in Self-Regulated Drug Delivery Systems; I. INTRODUCTION; II. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES; III. RESULTS; IV. DISCUSSION; V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Application of Chitin and Chitosan to Pharmaceutical Preparations; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; REFERENCES Chapter 4. Synthesis and Characterization of Chitin Pendently Substitutedwith the Herbicide MetribuzinI. INTRODUCTION; II. EXPERIMENTAL; III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Part II: Novel Applications of Chitin, Chitosan, and Their Derivatives; Chapter 5. The Effect of Chitinous Materials on the Intestinal Microflora and the Utilization of Whey in Monogastric Animals; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Several Novel Attempts for the Use of the Potential Functions of Chitin and Chitosan; INTRODUCTION Effects of n-methylenechitosan gels on the germination and seedlings of radish seedsfeeding chicks, hens and oxen with n-acetylchitosan, chitosan and n-stearoylchitosan; chitosan membrane and n-acetylchitosan membrane usable forthe detection and collection of micro-organisms that degrade chitosan and chitin; effects of water-soluble n-acetylchitosan and lactose on the growth of several bifidobacteria; chitosan usable as an adsorbent for collecting uranium from natural fresh water; chitosan usable as a solid-phase support for organic synthesis; acknowledgments; references Chapter 7. Action of Amino Polymers on Iron Status, Gut Morphology, and Cholesterol Levels in the RatINTRODUCTION; MATERIAL AND METHODS; ACTION OF AMINO POLYMERS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Biomedical Applications of Chitin and Chitosan; INTRODUCTION; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; MATERIALS AND METHODS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. The Permeability of Chitin Films to Water and Solutes; INTRODUCTION; METHODS AND MATERIALS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Part III: Enzymology and Genetic Enzyme Engineering Chapter 10. Purification and Characterization of ChitosanaseINTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. Chitosanases: Occurrence, Production, and Immobilization1; I. INTRODUCTION; II. MATERIALS AND METHODS; III. RESULTS; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 12. Chitinolytic Activity of Commercially Available β-Glucosidase; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 13. GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF CHITINASE PRODUCTION BY SERRATIA MARCESCENS1; I. INTRODUCTION; II. MATERIALS AND METHODS
 Abstract:             Chitin, Chitosan, and Related Enzymes