Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 152, Issue -, Pages 483-491Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.02.274
Keywords
Carboxymethyl-kappa-carrageenan; Viscosity; DPPH; Hemolysis; Antibacterial activity; Biocompatibility
Funding
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brasil (CAPES) [001]
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Chemical modification of polysaccharides is an important route to enhance, develop or change polysaccharide properties. In this study, carboxymethylation of kappa-carrageenan (KC) with monochloroacetic add was performed to achieve different degrees of substitution (DS) of carboxymethyl-kappa-carrageenan (CMKC). The degree of substitution ranged from 0.8 to 1.6 and was calculated from the H-1 NMR spectra. The chemical structure of the CMKCs was further characterized by FT-IR, and C-13 NMR. FT-IR confirmed the carboxymethylation. Carboxymethylation increased viscosity of KC in water and decreased viscosity of KC in synthetic human sweat. Tests with human adipose derived stem cells showed higher viability and lower cytotoxicity for CMKCs when compared to KC. CMKCs showed no hemolytic activity to human red blood cells. CMKCs have increased antioxidant activity compared to KC. In antibacterial assays, CMKCs with DS of 0.8.1.0 and 1.2 exhibited growth inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. CMKC with DS ranging from 1.0 to 12 are good candidate biomaterials for cell-contacting applications. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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