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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 545-550Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.07.017
Keywords
beta-Chitin; Quaternization degree; Chitosan
Funding
- Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China [2008C14067]
- Zhejiang University of Science and Technology [2013JC10Y]
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Chitosan was prepared by alkaline N-deacetylation of beta-chitin from squid pens, and N-(2-hydroxy) propyl-3-trimethyl ammonium chitosan chloride (HTCC) derivatives, with different degrees of quaternization (DQ) ranging from 0.77 to 1.06, were synthesized. It was identified by FT-IR, H-1 NMR and XRD analysis. All of the HTCC showed good water solubility in a wide pH range. The moisture absorption and retention abilities of all the HTCC were much better than that of the chitosan. The moisture absorption and retention values of all the HTCC at 43% RH for 24 h were above 49% and 92%, respectively. The scavenging ability of HTCC against hydroxyl and ABTS radicals improved with increasing concentration. The effectiveness of HTCC against hydroxyl radicals was lower than that of chitosan. These results indicated that HTCC, which has a much better moisture absorption and retention capacity, may act as a potential moisturizer in vitro. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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