Chitosan is obtained from alkaline deacetylation of chitin, and acetamide groups are
transformed into primary amino groups during the deacetylation. The diverse biological …

Food proteins, polysaccharides, and polyphenols are 3 major food constituents with
distinctly different functional attributes. Many proteins and polysaccharides are capable of …

For clinical traumas and surgeries, adhesives that can be used in humid environments is
considerably challenging. Inspired by the adhesive proteins of mussel, a gallic acid-modified …

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the grafting of phenolic acid onto
chitosan in order to enhance the bioactivity and widen the application of chitosan. Here, we …

While antioxidants are widely known as natural components of healthy food and drinks or as
additives to commercial polymer materials to prevent their degradation, recent years have …

The chitosan gallates (CG) were obtained by free-radical-initiated grafting of gallic acid (GA)
onto chitosan (CS) in this work. The chemical structures of the CG were corroborated by UV …

Introduction Dietary medicinal plants are among the most sought-after topics in alternative
medicine today due to their preventive and healing properties against many diseases. Aim …